The Resource How Rome fell : death of a superpower, Adrian Goldsworthy
How Rome fell : death of a superpower, Adrian Goldsworthy
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- Summary
- The author discusses how the Roman Empire--an empire without a serious rival--rotted from within, its rulers and institutions putting short-term ambition and personal survival over the wider good of the state
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- x, 531 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Note
- Also published: London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2009, with title: The fall of the west : the slow death of the Roman superpower
- Contents
-
- The big question
- Crisis? : the Third century. The Kingdom of Gold ; The secret of empire ; Imperial women ; King of kings ; Barbarians ; The Queen and the "necessary" emperor ; Crisis
- Recovery? : the Fourth century. The Four : Diocletian and the Tetrarchy ; The Christian ; Rivals ; Enemies ; The Pagan ; Goths ; East and West
- Fall? : the fifth and Sixth centuries. Barbarians and Romans : generals and rebels ; The Sister and the Eternal City ; The Hun ; Sunset on an outpost of empire ; Emperors, kings, and warlords ; West and East ; Rise and fall
- A simple answer
- An even simpler moral
- Isbn
- 9780300137194
- Label
- How Rome fell : death of a superpower
- Title
- How Rome fell
- Title remainder
- death of a superpower
- Statement of responsibility
- Adrian Goldsworthy
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- The author discusses how the Roman Empire--an empire without a serious rival--rotted from within, its rulers and institutions putting short-term ambition and personal survival over the wider good of the state
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- 310998
- Cataloging source
- BTCTA
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Goldsworthy, Adrian Keith
- Dewey number
- 937/.09
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- DG311
- LC item number
- .G65 2009
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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- True
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- Rome
- Rome
- Rome
- Rome
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- death of a superpower
- Label
- How Rome fell : death of a superpower, Adrian Goldsworthy
- Note
- Also published: London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2009, with title: The fall of the west : the slow death of the Roman superpower
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 449-509) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The big question -- Crisis? : the Third century. The Kingdom of Gold ; The secret of empire ; Imperial women ; King of kings ; Barbarians ; The Queen and the "necessary" emperor ; Crisis -- Recovery? : the Fourth century. The Four : Diocletian and the Tetrarchy ; The Christian ; Rivals ; Enemies ; The Pagan ; Goths ; East and West -- Fall? : the fifth and Sixth centuries. Barbarians and Romans : generals and rebels ; The Sister and the Eternal City ; The Hun ; Sunset on an outpost of empire ; Emperors, kings, and warlords ; West and East ; Rise and fall -- A simple answer -- An even simpler moral
- Control code
- 740045
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- x, 531 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780300137194
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2008933925
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780300137194
- (OCoLC)262432329
- Label
- How Rome fell : death of a superpower, Adrian Goldsworthy
- Note
- Also published: London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2009, with title: The fall of the west : the slow death of the Roman superpower
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 449-509) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The big question -- Crisis? : the Third century. The Kingdom of Gold ; The secret of empire ; Imperial women ; King of kings ; Barbarians ; The Queen and the "necessary" emperor ; Crisis -- Recovery? : the Fourth century. The Four : Diocletian and the Tetrarchy ; The Christian ; Rivals ; Enemies ; The Pagan ; Goths ; East and West -- Fall? : the fifth and Sixth centuries. Barbarians and Romans : generals and rebels ; The Sister and the Eternal City ; The Hun ; Sunset on an outpost of empire ; Emperors, kings, and warlords ; West and East ; Rise and fall -- A simple answer -- An even simpler moral
- Control code
- 740045
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- x, 531 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780300137194
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2008933925
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780300137194
- (OCoLC)262432329
Subject
- trueRome -- History
- trueRome -- History -- Germanic Invasions, 3rd-6th centuries
- trueRome -- History, Military -- 30 B.C.-476 A.D
- trueRulers
- trueAncient history
- trueChange
- trueGreat powers
- truePolitical leadership
- trueRome -- History -- Empire, 284-476
- trueRome -- History -- Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D
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