The End of Empire: Attila the Hun and the Fall of Rome

Author: Kelly, Christopher

Brand: W. W. Norton & Company

Edition: 1

Number Of Pages: 370

PartNumber: illustrations

Release Date: 01-06-2009

Details: A bold new account of Attila the Hun as empire builder and political threat to Rome. Conjuring up images of savagery and ferocity, Attila the Hun has become a byword for barbarianism. But, as the Romans of the fifth century knew, Attila did more than just terrorize villages on the edge of an empire. Drawing on original texts, this riveting narrative follows Attila and the Huns from the steppes of Kazakhstan to the opulent city of Constantinople and the Great Hungarian Plain, uncovering an unlikely marriage proposal, a long-standing relationship with a treacherously ambitious Roman general, and a thwarted Roman assassination plot. Attila the Hun and the Fall of Rome reframes the warrior king as a political strategist, capturing the story of how a small, but dedicated, opponent dealt a seemingly invincible empire defeats from which it would never recover.3 maps; 40 illustrations

EAN: 9780393061963

Model: 0393061965

Languages: English

Binding: Hardcover

Item Condition: UsedLikeNew