Description
This sweeping history traces the long decline and eventual collapse of the Western Roman Empire, from the pressures confronting its rulers to the political crises and invasions that reshaped Europe. With vivid portraits of emperors, generals, courtiers, and rival claimants, it reveals how military failure, internal instability, economic strain, and changing relationships with neighboring peoples combined to undermine Roman power. Drawing on extensive historical sources, the narrative challenges simplified interpretations of late antiquity while presenting the period’s violence and upheaval with clarity and directness. Accessible, richly detailed, and driven by a strong chronological narrative, it offers a compelling reassessment of one of history’s most enduring questions.
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paperback
Gollancz
Published Jan 1, 2009
570 pages
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First Published
2009
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Fall of the West by Adrian Goldsworthy.