The Day of the Barbarians The Epic Battle that Began the Fall of the Roman Empire

Afbeeldingen

Artikel vergelijken

  • Engels
  • Paperback
  • 9781843545941
  • 01 augustus 2008
  • 192 pagina's
Alle productspecificaties

Samenvatting

'The Battle of Adrianople...is well laid out in this clever little book... The battle proved that a raggle-taggle bunch of refugees in animal skins could outfight the best-organized army the world had ever seen, and kill its emperor in the process.' Sunday Telegraph

'An excellent book... [Barbero] brings to the potent story of Adrianople a winning combination of historiographical scholarship and literary artistry... Beguiling.' Sunday Telegraph

On August 9, 378 AD, outside Adrianople in the Roman province of Thrace, the Roman Empire began to fall. Two years earlier, an unexpected flood of refugees from the tribe known as the Goths had arrived at the Empire's eastern border, seeking admittance. In the David-and-Goliath struggle that ensued, the barbarians eventually inflicted upon the Roman Army the most disastrous defeat they had suffered since Hannibal's victory over them almost 600 years earlier. Although the Empire did not actually fall for another century, this battle signaled nothing less than the end of the ancient world and the opening of the Middle Ages. Barbero vividly recreates the events leading up to the last epic battle of the ancient world, and a significant turning point in world history. The Day of the Barbarians is military history at its gripping best.

'A highly readable account of the campaign and its consequences... [Barbero] possesses the historian's gift of summarising a complex situation in a single sentence.' Spectator

'The Battle of Adrianople... proved that a raggle-taggle bunch of refugees in animal skins could outfight the best-organized army the world had ever seen, and kill its emperor in the process.' Daily Telegraph

'A cracking tale, well researched and beautifully paced.' Literary Review

'Elegant and pleasurable - what a joy it is to read about the ancient world in digestible portions.' New York Times

Productspecificaties

Inhoud

Taal
en
Bindwijze
Paperback
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum
01 augustus 2008
Aantal pagina's
192
Illustraties
Met illustraties

Betrokkenen

Hoofdauteur
Alessandro Barbero
Tweede Auteur
J. Cullen
Hoofduitgeverij
Atlantic Books

Vertaling

Originele titel
The Day of the Barbarians: The Battle That Led to the Fall of the Roman Empire

Overige kenmerken

Editie
Main
Product breedte
128 mm
Product hoogte
14 mm
Product lengte
198 mm
Studieboek
Ja
Verpakking breedte
128 mm
Verpakking hoogte
15 mm
Verpakking lengte
198 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht
179 g
eWaste
Nee

EAN

EAN
9781843545941

Je vindt dit artikel in

Taal
Engels
Boek, ebook of luisterboek?
Boek
Beschikbaarheid
Leverbaar
Onderwerp
Kolonialisme
Nog geen reviews

Kies gewenste uitvoering

Prijsinformatie en bestellen

De prijs van dit product is 11 euro en 95 cent. Dit is een tweedehands product.
Alleen tweedehands
Goed
Paperback; London, Atlantic Books; 2007; 180 pagina's; [269944]
Op voorraad
Voor 15:00 uur besteld, donderdag in huis
  • Bestellen en betalen via bol
  • 30 dagen bedenktijd en gratis retourneren

Lijst met gekozen artikelen om te vergelijken

Vergelijk artikelen