Author: KELLY, CHRISTOPHER
Title: The End of Empire : Attila the Hun and the Fall of Rome / Christopher Kelly
Description: New York : W. W. Norton & Co. 2009. First Edition. Conjuring up images of savagery and ferocity. Attila the Hun has become a byword for barbarianism. But. as the Romans of the fifth century knew. Attila did more than just terrorize villages on the edge of an empire. Drawing on original texts. this riveting narrative follows Attila and the Huns from the steppes of Kazakhstan to the opulent city of Constantinople and the Great Hungarian Plain. uncovering an unlikely marriage proposal. a long-standing relationship with a treacherously ambitious Roman general. and a thwarted Roman assassination plot. Attila the Hun and the Fall of Rome reframes the warrior king as a political strategist. capturing the story of how a small. but dedicated. opponent dealt a seemingly invincible empire defeats from which it would never recover. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw. now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new.; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 350 pages; Description: x. 350 p. : ill.maps ; 25 cm. Originally published: Attila the Hun: barbarian terror and the fall of the Roman Empire. London : Bodley Head. 2008. Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-330) and index. Subjects: Attila (-453) --Huns --Biography --Rome --History --Empire. 284-476.Weight in Kg appr.:

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