The Fall of the Western Roman Empire - (Historical Endings) by Neil Christie (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>This book offers a fresh assessment of the Western Roman Empire's ostensible decline. Neil Christie presents a compelling argument that the Roman Empire did not dissolve; rather it was simply transformed in the West and persisted in the East.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>The decline of the Roman Empire has been a subject of fascination and debate for centuries. In this original new work, Neil Christie draws on numerous sources, interweaving the latest archaeological evidence, to reconstruct the period's landscape and events. In the process, he rethinks some of historians' most widely held and long-established views: Was the Empire's disintegration caused primarily by external or internal factors? Why did the Eternal City of Old Rome collapse in the West, while the 'New Rome' of Constantinople endured in the East? What was destroyed and what remained of Roman culture after successive invasions by Vandals, Goths, Huns and other 'barbarians', and what was the impact of the new Christian religion? As Christie expertly demonstrates, the archaeology of the late Roman period reveals intriguing answers to these and other questions. Taking an innovative, interdisciplinary approach that combines traditional historical methods and a unique familiarity with the Empire's physical remnants, he uncovers new aspects of Rome's military struggles, its shifting geography, and the everyday lives of its subjects.<br/> <br/><br/>Written in a clear, accessible style, <i>The Fall of the Western Roman Empire</i> is a perfect introduction for newcomers to the subject, and essential reading for undergraduate students and specialists in archaeology and ancient history.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>[T]he major strength of the book: an absolute lack of shyness with taking positions in the field's historiographical debates...I strongly recommend this book for classroom use, particularly to help students realize the impact of recent archaeology on the study of the late antique past. Moreover, Christie does not shy away from offering alternative interpretations of the same sets of evidence, with very instructive results and insights into the challenges of using archaeological data...All in all, the strength of The Fall of the Western Roman Empire is its constant movement between overarching historiographical themes and snapshots of archaeological and literary evidence which leads readers into a strong engagement with central issues of late antique history.<br/>Bryn Mawr Classical Review<br><br>A gripping and readable account... a thought-provoking book that more than meets the challenge of moving on from Gibbon.<br/>SALON - the Society of Antiquaries of London Online Newsletter<br><br>A title that delivers in terms of bringing archaeology much more to the fore in discussion of the decline and fall of Roman provinces in the West across the 3rd and 6th centuries.<br/>Medieval Archaeology<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Neil Christie is a Reader in Archaeology, School of Archaeology & Ancient History, University of Leicester.
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