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Corruption and the Decline of Rome (Paperback, New Ed)
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Corruption and the Decline of Rome (Paperback, New Ed)
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Prominent historian Ramsay MacMullen here offers a new perspective
on the decline and fall of Rome. MacMullen argues that a key factor
in Rome's fall was the steady loss of focus and control over
government as its aims were thwarted for private gain by
high-ranking bureaucrats and military leaders. Written in an
informal and lively style, his book-the culmination of years of
research and thoughtful analysis-provides a fascinating, fresh line
of investigation and shows convincingly that the decline of Rome
was a gradual, insidious process rather than a climactic event. "An
important book which will initiate a long debate. . . . What is new
in MacMullen's argument is not the existence of this corruption but
its sheer scale and long-term global effects. . . . A vivid and
frightening picture of how a great state and civilization, the
construction of centuries of painfully acquired political culture,
can be cripplingly undermined."-Stephen Williams, History Today "A
powerful account of the vices of late Roman society, which
certainly helps us to understand some aspects of its partial
fall."-Jasper Griffin, New York Review of Books "All students of
history must welcome this wide-ranging book from so eminent an
authority. MacMullen's knowledge of the ancient evidence is
encyclopedic and his deceptively casual style and deliberate
avoidance of technical terms make this an accessible and
stimulating book for the general reader as well as for the
specialist."-Jill Harries, International History Review
"MacMullen's book is excellent: rich and learned in detail, lively
in style, and in argument and insights highly stimulating."-S. J.
B. Barnish, Times Higher Education Supplement
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