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Author: Michael Kulikowski Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 1139458094 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 15
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Rome's Gothic Wars is a concise introduction to research on the Roman Empire's relations with one of the most important barbarian groups of the ancient world. The book uses archaeological and historical evidence to look not just at the course of events, but at the social and political causes of conflict between the empire and its Gothic neighbours. In eight chapters, Michael Kulikowski traces the history of Romano-Gothic relations from their earliest stage in the third century, through the development of strong Gothic politics in the early fourth century, until the entry of many Goths into the empire in 376 and the catastrophic Gothic war that followed. The book closes with a detailed look at the career of Alaric, the powerful Gothic general who sacked the city of Rome in 410.
Author: Michael Kulikowski Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 1139458094 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 15
Book Description
Rome's Gothic Wars is a concise introduction to research on the Roman Empire's relations with one of the most important barbarian groups of the ancient world. The book uses archaeological and historical evidence to look not just at the course of events, but at the social and political causes of conflict between the empire and its Gothic neighbours. In eight chapters, Michael Kulikowski traces the history of Romano-Gothic relations from their earliest stage in the third century, through the development of strong Gothic politics in the early fourth century, until the entry of many Goths into the empire in 376 and the catastrophic Gothic war that followed. The book closes with a detailed look at the career of Alaric, the powerful Gothic general who sacked the city of Rome in 410.
Author: Gerard Friell Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1135782628 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 232
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Emperor Theodosius (379-95) was the last Roman emperor to rule a unified empire of East and West and his reign represents a turning point in the policies and fortunes of the Late Roman Empire. In this imperial biography, Stephen Williams and Gerry Friell bring together literary, archaeological and numismatic evidence concerning this Roman emperor, studying his military and political struggles, which he fought heroically but ultimately in vain. Summoned from retirement to the throne after the disastrous Roman defeat by the Goths at Adrianople, Theodosius was called on to rebuild the armies and put the shattered state back together. He instituted a new policy towards the barbarians, in which diplomacy played a larger role than military might, at a time of increasing frontier dangers and acute manpower shortage. He was also the founder of the established Apostolic Catholic Church. Unlike other Christian emperors, he suppressed both heresy and paganism and enforced orthodoxy by law. The path was a diffucult one, but Theodosius (and his successor, Stilicho) had little choice. This new study convincingly demonstrates how a series of political misfortunes led to the separation of the Eastern and Western empires which meant that the overlordship of Rome in Europe dwindled into mere ceremonial. The authors examine the emperor and his character and the state of the Roman empire, putting his reign in the context of the troubled times.
Author: Herwig Wolfram Publisher: Univ of California Press ISBN: 9780520069831 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 644
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Provides an overview on the formation of the Gothic tribes, their migrations, and the later history of the Ostrogothic and Visigothic settlements.
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This thesis examines the official policies pursued by the imperial government towards Gothic tribes under Theodosius I, both those within and without Roman borders, and attempts to identify the interaction between the Roman populace and the Gothic settlers within Roman borders. It also attempts to identify the general attitudes of certain groups within the empire 6 senatorial aristocrats, imperial officials, soldiers, civilians 6 towards the policies pursued by the imperial government. Special weight has been given to those sources that are contemporary with the period. Sources that postdate the period have been employed carefully, with thought given to their biases, indicating where the sack of Rome and the events of the fifth century came to color accounts of the fourth. Finally, much consideration has been given to how religious struggles in the fourth and fifth centuries affected both the accounts of the events and the events themselves.
Author: Douglas Boin Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company ISBN: 0393635708 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 272
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Denied citizenship by the Roman Empire, a soldier named Alaric changed history by unleashing a surprise attack on the capital city of an unjust empire. Stigmatized and relegated to the margins of Roman society, the Goths were violent “barbarians” who destroyed “civilization,” at least in the conventional story of Rome’s collapse. But a slight shift of perspective brings their history, and ours, shockingly alive. Alaric grew up near the river border that separated Gothic territory from Roman. He survived a border policy that separated migrant children from their parents, and he was denied benefits he likely expected from military service. Romans were deeply conflicted over who should enjoy the privileges of citizenship. They wanted to buttress their global power, but were insecure about Roman identity; they depended on foreign goods, but scoffed at and denied foreigners their own voices and humanity. In stark contrast to the rising bigotry, intolerance, and zealotry among Romans during Alaric’s lifetime, the Goths, as practicing Christians, valued religious pluralism and tolerance. The marginalized Goths, marked by history as frightening harbingers of destruction and of the Dark Ages, preserved virtues of the ancient world that we take for granted. The three nights of riots Alaric and the Goths brought to the capital struck fear into the hearts of the powerful, but the riots were not without cause. Combining vivid storytelling and historical analysis, Douglas Boin reveals the Goths’ complex and fascinating legacy in shaping our world.
Author: Thomas Hodgkin Publisher: ISBN: Category : Italy Languages : en Pages : 276
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This book offers a fantastic history of the 80-year period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire, when it was being besieged at every turn by various barbarian tribes: the Ostrogoths, the Visigoths, the Huns and more. Lecture six of the text is devoted to Attila the Hun and his dealings with the Roman Empire.
Author: Zosimus Publisher: DigiCat ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 205
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New History is a historical narrative by Zosimus. The author was a Greek historian known for condemning Constantine's rejection of the traditional polytheistic religion.
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