Author:
Goldsworthy, Adrian Keith.
Imprint:New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, 2009.
Descriptionx, 531 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. maps ; 25 cm.
Note:Also published : London : Weidenfeld & nicolson, 2009, with title: The fall of the west: the slow death of the Roman superpower.
Note:Introduction : The big question -- pt. 1. 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 -- pt. 2. Recovery? The fourth century -- The four--Diocletian and the tetrarchy -- The Christian -- Rivals -- Enemies -- The pagan -- Goths -- East and west -- pt. 3. 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 -- Conclusion : A simple answer -- Epilogue : An even simpler moral.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 449-509) and index.
