In AD 200, the Roman Empire seemed unassailable, its vast territory
accounting for most of the known world. By the end of the fifth
century, Roman rule had vanished in western Europe and much of
northern Africa, and only a shrunken Eastern Empire remained. In
his account of the fall of the Roman Empire, prizewinning author
Adrian Goldsworthy examines the painful centuries of the
superpower's decline. Bringing history to life through the stories
of the men, women, heroes, and villains involved, the author
uncovers surprising lessons about the rise and fall of great
nations.
This was a period of remarkable personalities, from the
philosopher-emperor Marcus Aurelius to emperors like Diocletian,
who portrayed themselves as tough, even brutal, soldiers. It was a
time of revolutionary ideas, especially in religion, as
Christianity went from persecuted sect to the religion of state and
emperors. Goldsworthy pays particular attention to the willingness
of Roman soldiers to fight and kill each other. Ultimately, this is
the story of how an empire without a serious rival rotted from
within, its rulers and institutions putting short-term ambition and
personal survival over the wider good of the state.
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