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

Kelly, Christopher

ISBN 10: 0393338495 / ISBN 13: 9780393338492

Published by W. W. Norton & Company, 2010

About this Item

This copy has clearly been enjoyedâ expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.

Seller Inventory # DBV.0393338495.A

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The End of Empire: Attila the Hun & the Fall of Rome
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0393338495
• ISBN 13: 9780393338492
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: acceptable

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Synopsis

"A thoughtful and sophisticated account of a notoriously complicated and controversial period." ―R. I. Moore, Times Literary Supplement

History remembers Attila, the leader of the Huns, as the Romans perceived him: a savage barbarian brutally inflicting terror on whoever crossed his path. Following Attila and the Huns from the steppes of Kazakhstan to the court of Constantinople, Christopher Kelly portrays Attila in a compelling new light, uncovering an unlikely marriage proposal, a long-standing relationship with a treacherous Roman general, and a thwarted assassination plot. We see Attila as both a master warrior and an astute strategist whose rule was threatening but whose sudden loss of power was even more so. The End of Empire is an original exploration of the clash between empire and barbarity in the ancient world, full of contemporary resonance.

40 b/w illustrations and 3 maps

About the Author

Christopher Kelly, a professor of classics and ancient history and a Fellow and Director of studies in classics at Corpus Christi College at the University of Cambridge, where he received his PhD in classics. He lives in Cambridge, England, and Chicago, Illinois.