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Romans and Barbarians: The Decline of the Western Empire

by E. A. Thompson

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Examines the fall of the Roman Empire in the West from the barbarian perspective and experience. Standard interpretations of the decline of the Roman Empire in the West view the barbarian invaders as destroyers. Thompson, however, argues that the relationship between the invaders and the invaded was far more complex than the common interpretation would suggest.

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Published: 1982
Genres: History, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
DDC/MDS: 945.01
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