The Gothic War Justinian's Campaign to Reclaim Italy

Name: The Gothic War
Brand: Torsten Cumberland Jacobsen
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Auteur: Torsten Cumberland Jacobsen

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Engels
Paperback
9781594161698
16 september 2012
384 pagina's

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A period of stability in the early sixth century AD gave the Eastern Roman emperor Justinian an opportunity to recapture parts of the Western Empire which had been lost to invading barbarians in the preceding centuries. The climactic conflict over Italy between 535 and 554--the Gothic War-- decided the political future of Europe, holding in its balance the possibility that the Roman Empire might rise again. While large portions of the original territory of the ancient Roman Empire were recaptured, the Eastern Empire was incapable of retaining much of its hard-won advances, and soon the empire once again retracted. As a result of the Gothic War, Italy was invaded by the Lombards who began their important kingdom, the Franks began transforming Gaul into France, and without any major force remaining in North Africa, that territory was quickly overrun by the first wave of Muslim expansion in the ensuing century. Written as a general overview of this critical period, The Gothic War: Justinian's Campaign to Reclaim Italy opens with a history of the conflict with Persia and the great Roman genelal Belisarius's successful conquest of the Vandals in North Africa. After an account of the Ostrogothic tribe and their history, the campaigns of the long war for Italy are described in detail, including the three sieges of Rome, which turned the great city from a bustling metropolis into a desolate ruin. In addition to Belisarius, the Gothic War featured many of history's most colorful antagonists, including Rome's Narses the Eunuch, and the Goths' ruthless and brilliant tactician, Totila. Two appendices provide information about the armies of the Romans and Ostrogoths, including their organization, weapons, and tactics, all of which changed over the course of the war.

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Taal: en
Bindwijze: Paperback
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 16 september 2012
Aantal pagina's: 384
Illustraties: Met illustraties

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Hoofdauteur: Torsten Cumberland Jacobsen
Tweede Auteur: Torsten C Jacobsen
Hoofduitgeverij: Westholme Publishing, U.S.

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Extra groot lettertype: Nee
Product breedte: 146 mm
Product hoogte: 25 mm
Product lengte: 222 mm
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Verpakking breedte: 234 mm
Verpakking hoogte: 152 mm
Verpakking lengte: 152 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht: 590 g

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