num_pages: 192
description: What caused the fall of Rome? Since Gibbon's day scholars have hotly debated the question &amp; come up with the answers ranging from blood poisoning to immorality. In recent years, however, the most likely explanation has been neglected: wasn't it above all else a military collapse? Prof. Ferrill believes it was, &amp; puts forth his case in this provocative book.PrefaceThe decline &amp; fall of RomeThe grand strategy of the Roman empireCrises on the frontiers in the 4th century Theodosius the great AD 378-395The turning point: AD 406-410The grand strategy of the western Roman empire in the early 5th centuryAetius, the vandals &amp; the HunsThe fall of RomeTable of EmperorsNotesSelect BibliographyIllustration CreditsIndex
language: English
title: The Fall of the Roman Empire
titlecomplete: The Fall of the Roman Empire
genres: Military History, Medieval, History, Ancient, Ancient History, War, Roman, Nonfiction, Military Fiction
ratings_count: 96
publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd. (NYC)