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A carregar... The Day of the Barbarians: The Battle That Led to the Fall of the Roman Empire (original 2005; edição 2007)por Alessandro Barbero (Autor)
Informação Sobre a ObraThe Day of the Barbarians por Alessandro Barbero (Author) (2005)
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Adira ao LibraryThing para descobrir se irá gostar deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. Excellent. Bien écrit, instructif. La bataille d’Andrinople comme si on y était plus l’analyse. ( ) Here’s a book that held some promise, and for me came up short. It’s about the slow fall of the Roman Empire, and seemed it would be predicated upon the loss of one decisive battle with Barbarian hordes … but upon reading, that’s not what happened at all. So why does this title portray it as such? This is much more the account of how the Romans allowed the Barbarians to take them over slowly – hiring them as soldiers when the Roman people wouldn’t fight, etc. Conflict rose, the hired soldiers fought, joined with their brethren entering the empire (who were allowed in to farm), and then they won some key battles. So was it all over for the empire then? No. The slide began (and had already begun), but it was hundreds of years before the Empire was done. So why is it portrayed as a decisive, empire-ending battle? Maybe to get you to read the book! It was short, and made me want to learn more about the Roman Empire. But this isn’t a great starting point if you want a deep dive into history. Read more of my reviews at Ralphsbooks. Also, follow me on Instagram at @ralphandmainlybooks. Per una fortunata coincidenza ho letto il libro subito dopo aver finito Furore di Steinbeck. La vicenda dei Goti, riportata dall'A. attingendo a fonti storiche autorevoli ricorda molto da vicino la saga degli Okies narrata da Steinbeck, anche se poi le vicende hanno avuto esiti differenti. Quello che mi ha più colpito però sono le argomentazioni usate da Ammiano Marcellino per giustificare la mancata accoglienza dei Goti che chiedevano l'ingresso nell'Impero al fine di sfuggire alle razzie degli Unni. Esse ricordano molto da vicino le argomentazione usate dai Californiani usate per giustificare il proprio atteggiamento nei confronti di chi cercava di sfuggire alla carestia e ricordano molto da vicino le argomentazione usate ancora oggi da alcuni concittadini europei per giustificare la propria opposizione all'accoglimento dei migranti. interessant boek over meer dan alleen de slag bij ADREANOPOLIS ( in Turkije - Edirne )........maar hoe het West-Romeinse rijk evolueerde naar zijn einde ( 476 nC ) ....vooral op de laatste pagina's ....( oorzaak lag eigenlijk in Oosten ....maar daar zagen ze het aankomen en hebben ze op tijd de Goten richting Westen gestuurd ) sem críticas | adicionar uma crítica
Pertence à Série da EditoraEconomica [Laterza] (445)
On August 9, 378 AD, at Adrianople in the Roman province of Thrace (now western Turkey), the Roman Empire began to fall. Two years earlier, an unforeseen flood of refugees from the East Germanic tribe known as the Goths had arrived at the Empire's eastern border, seeking admittance. Though usually successful in dealing with barbarian groups, in this instance the Roman authorities failed. Gradually coalesced into an army led by Fritigern, the barbarian horde inflicted on Emperor Valens the most disastrous defeat suffered by the Roman army since Hannibal's victory at Cannae almost 600 years earlier. The Empire did not actually fall for another century, but some believe this battle signaled nothing less than the end of the ancient world and the start of the Middle Ages. With impeccable scholarship and narrative flair, renowned historian Alessandro Barbero places the battle in its historical context, chronicling the changes in the Roman Empire, west and east, the cultural dynamics at its borders, and the extraordinary administrative challenge in holding it together. Vividly recreating the events leading to the clash, he brings alive leaders and common soldiers alike, comparing the military tactics and weaponry of the barbarians with those of the disciplined Roman army as the battle unfolded on that epic afternoon. Narrating one of the turning points in world history, The Day of the Barbarians is military history at its very best. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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