Ludovicus Posted September 1, 2010 Report Share Posted September 1, 2010 (edited) There's a remarkably well written, very short book on this period in Roman History. 428 AD: An Ordinary Year at the End of the Roman Empire , originally first published in Italian, gives the reader a picture of developments from around the empire. The author uses sources that are novel, from Armenia and further east. You get a good picture not so much of an Empire on its knees, but of one that still can craft strategies for dealing with crises. From Publishers Weekly Historian Traina, a professor at the University of Rouen, offers a series of snapshots of Roman history in a decidedly average year when the challenge was primarily to keep the grand imperial machinery running smoothly even as the empire's future was precarious. Although Traina's approach is wooden, he introduces a cast of people Edited September 1, 2010 by Ludovicus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursus Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 I am interested in this book. But I think I will wait till it hits the bargain bin. Thanks for the recommendation! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yehudah Posted November 23, 2010 Report Share Posted November 23, 2010 I may look into this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Neil Posted November 23, 2010 Report Share Posted November 23, 2010 Ordered. I also ordered a similar book which showed up on the Amazon page, 'AD 381: Heretics, Pagans and the Christian State' by Charles Freeman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryaxis Hecatee Posted November 23, 2010 Report Share Posted November 23, 2010 I got the french version of the book (which is now a few years old) but haven't had the time to read it yet :' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k08el01 Posted November 23, 2010 Report Share Posted November 23, 2010 interesting premise, I may have to look into it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guy Posted November 24, 2010 Report Share Posted November 24, 2010 Ordered. I also ordered a similar book which showed up on the Amazon page, 'AD 381: Heretics, Pagans and the Christian State' by Charles Freeman. This is one of the best books about the Late Roman Empire. Here is my review from several months back: http://www.unrv.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=9493 Enjoy. guy also known as gaius Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludovicus Posted November 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2010 Ordered. I also ordered a similar book which showed up on the Amazon page, 'AD 381: Heretics, Pagans and the Christian State' by Charles Freeman. This is one of the best books about the Late Roman Empire. Here is my review from several months back: http://www.unrv.com/...?showtopic=9493 Enjoy. guy also known as gaius Thanks for the reminder! I'm amazed at how well 428 AD reads, almost literary. And it's a translation from Giusto Trana's original in Italian. Here's a wiki entry on him with a list of his other works, all in Italian. http://en.wikipedia....i/Giusto_Traina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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