Barbarians
A fresh new look at the Roman Empire, from the point of view of those regarded by the Romans as ''barbarians''. Kershaw builds a narrative around the lives, personalities, successes and failures both of the key opponents of Rome''s rise and dominance, and of the those who ultimately brought the empire down.
''And now what will become of us without barbarians?
Those people were a sort of solution.''
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A fresh new look at the Roman Empire, from the point of view of those regarded by the Romans as ''barbarians''. Kershaw builds a narrative around the lives, personalities, successes and failures both of the key opponents of Rome''s rise and dominance, and of the those who ultimately brought the empire down.
''And now what will become of us without barbarians?
Those people were a sort of solution.''
...
