How Rome Fell
Author | : Adrian Goldsworthy |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 558 |
Release | : 2009-05-12 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780300155600 |
ISBN-13 | : 0300155603 |
Rating | : 4/5 (603 Downloads) |
Download or read book How Rome Fell written by Adrian Goldsworthy and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2009-05-12 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author discusses how the Roman Empire--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.