Why Rome Fell

Why Rome Fell

Decline and Fall, or Drift and Change?

Arnheim, Michael

John Wiley and Sons Ltd

03/2022

496

Mole

Inglês

9781119691372

15 a 20 dias

920

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About the Author ix

Preface xii

Introduction 1

Part I:?Transition From The Ancient To The Medieval World And Beyond 11

1. Rome: From Monarchy to Monarchy 13

2. Diocletian: Hammer of the Aristocracy 60

3. Constantine the Reformer 83

4. The Christian Empire 118

5. Continuity and Change 149

6. Two Models of Government 197

Part II:?Conflicting Theories 261

Prologue to Part II 263

7. Varieties of History 273

8. Gibbon's The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 299

9. The Malaria Hypothesis 308

10. The Role of Religion 315

11. The Pirenne Thesis 344

12. "Late Antiquity" 357

13. Assassination or Accommodation? 379

Part III:?Envoi 409

14. Conclusion 411

Glossary 433

List of Primary Sources and Abbreviations 435

Select Bibliography 439

Index 452
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Fall of rome; roman decline; roman fall; fall of the roman empire; Christianity in ancient rome; roman Christianity; classical history; roman history; history of the roman empire; Diocletian; Constantine; emperor Constantine; rome and malaria