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The death of the Roman Empire is one of the perennial mysteries of world history. Now, in this groundbreaking book, Peter Heather proposes a stunning new solution: Centuries of imperialism turned the neighbors Rome called barbarians into an enemy capable of dismantling an Empire that had... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Alaric: Add a description of this character.
- Flavius Aetius
- Symmachus
- Constantine Iii
- Honorius
- Patrician Stilicho
- Geiseric
- Ricimer
- Maximinus
- Caesar Julian
- Count Boniface
- Greuthungi
- Pope Leo
- Hunnic
- Alamanni
- Athanaric
- John
- Orestes
- Julius Caesar
- Suevi
- Odovacar
- Hydatius
- Theophanes
- Lupicinus
- Decimius Magnus Ausonius
- Procopius
- Tervingi
- Ammianus Marcellinus
- Felix Dahn
- Alan
- Marcian
- Themistius
- Romanus
- Nepos
- Germani
- Valamer
- Edward Gibbon
- Zosimus
- Merobaudes
- Macrianus
- Dengizich
- Margus
- Bagaudae
- Hadrianople
- Theoderic II
- Radagaisus
- Jerome
- Gustav Kossinna
- Vitus
- Constantius II
- Gaius Sollius Modestus Apollinaris Sidonius
- Fritigern
- Eugenius
- Justinian
- Herules
- Vigilas
- Galla Placidia
- Vithimer
- Marcus Aurelius
- Eudocia
- Edward Thompson
- Valens
- Polybius
- Saphrax
- Jordanes
- Avitus
- Rua
- Petronius Maximus
- Gaudentius
- Jovian
- Bigelis
- Eusebius
- Alatheus
- Flavius Constantius
- Ambiorix
- Gildo
- Romulus Augustulus
- Aspar
- King Attila
- Severinus
- Huneric
- Licinia Eudoxia
- Castinus
- Melania
- Iusta Grata Honoria
- Diocletian
- Tacitus
- Theodosius II
- Allobichus
- Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus
- Shapur
- Caesar Valerian
- Lucius Aurunculeius Cotta
- Ulfilas
- Priscus
- Edeco
- Count Marcellinus
- Ermenaric
- Gunderic
- Basiliscus
- Athaulf
- King Wallia
- Uldin
- Claudius
- Georges Tchalenko
- Valentinian II
- Hernac
- Clovis
- Jovinus
- Sabinus
- Rugi
- Patrician Aetius
- Arcadius
- Anthemius
- FLAVIUS STILICHO
- Chnodomarius
- Serapio
- Libius Severus
- Majorian
- Heraclius
- Zeno
- Sarus
- Gratian
- Rutilius
- Gainas
- Alavivus
- Gildas
- Euric
- Gundobad
- Caesar Gordian
- Arminius
- Libanius
- St Augustine
- Bleda
- Heraclianus
- Paulinus
- Vergil
- Vallia
- Valentinian III
- Bishop Palladius
- Heather
- Cicero
- Augustus Tiberius
- Victor of Vita
Setting & Locations edit
- Rome
- Italy
- Gaul
- Constantinople
- Roman North Africa
- Spain
- Europe
- Carthage
- Balkans
- Roman Britain
- Black Sea
- Placidia
- Persia
- Majorian
- Ravenna
- Gratian
- Empire
- Thrace
- Sicily
- Attila
- Egypt
- Antioch
- Diocletian
- Arles
- Pannonia
- Numidia
- Macedonia
- Haemus Mountains
- Uldin
- Dacia
- Poland
- Asia
- France
- Carpathian Mountains
- Franks
- Hungary
- Turkey
- Goths
- Aquileia
- Great Hungarian Plain
- Germany
- Bordeaux
- Byzacena
- Mesopotamia
- Strasbourg
First Sentence edit
EARLY WINTER IN 54 BC: a typically wet, grey November day in eastern Belgium.
Authors & Contributors edit
- P. J. Heather (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Macmillan
Country: England
Publication Date: December 1, 2005
ISBN: 0333989147
Page Count: 500
Publisher: Macmillan
Country: England
Publication Date: December 1, 2005
ISBN: 0333989147
Page Count: 500
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 937.09
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