Warriors of the Dark Ages - Hardcover

Jennifer Laing

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0750919205 ISBN 13: 9780750919203

Publisher: Sutton Pub Ltd, 2000

Synopsis

This book examines the barbarians from Europe and beyond who harassed, eroded and eventually caused the disintegration of the Roman Empire. As the authors show, some, such as the Vandals in North Africa, had short-lived periods of supremacy and relatively insignificant effect on the areas they settled; others, such as the Franks, adapted to Roman ways to create the strong foundations of medieval and later nations. Throughout the text, the authors reconstruct the volatile world of pitched battle and invasion.

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From Booklist

The so-called barbarian nations and tribes who contributed to the eventual fall of the Roman Empire provide the subject material for the first title in the Warriors of Europe trilogy. Beginning in the fourth century A.D., diverse groups of raiders attacked and plundered the Roman Empire with varying degrees of success. Although the Visigoths, Huns, Ostrogoths, Vandals, Franks, and Saxons all earned historical reputations as savage marauders, scant attention has been paid to the "events which led to their reputations for mindless violence and destruction." The authors argue that the type of social, environmental, economic, and political exclusion practiced by the Romans left these warrior groups with little choice but to attempt to pillage and destroy the empire, sowing the seeds of modern Europe in their wake. A lively, illuminating discussion of the brutal transition period between antiquity and the Middle Ages. Margaret Flanagan

Edition details

• Publisher: Sutton Pub Ltd
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0750919205
• ISBN 13: 9780750919203
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 178