Rome's Gothic Wars : From the Third Century to Alaric (Key Conflicts of Classical Antiquity)

Kulikowski, Michael

Cambridge University Press（2006/10発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 238 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780521846332
• DDC分類 937.09

基本説明

Uses archaeological evidence to help explain the social and economic reasons for conflicts between the Roman empire and its neighbours.

Full Description

Rome's Gothic Wars is a concise introduction to research on the Roman Empire's relations with one of the most important barbarian groups of the ancient world. The book uses archaeological and historical evidence to look not just at the course of events, but at the social and political causes of conflict between the empire and its Gothic neighbours. In eight chapters, Michael Kulikowski traces the history of Romano-Gothic relations from their earliest stage in the third century, through the development of strong Gothic politics in the early fourth century, until the entry of many Goths into the empire in 376 and the catastrophic Gothic war that followed. The book closes with a detailed look at the career of Alaric, the powerful Gothic general who sacked the city of Rome in 410.

Contents

Prologue: before the gates of Rome; 1. The Goths before Constantine; 2. The Roman Empire and the barbarian society; 3. The search for the Gothic origins; 4. Imperial politics and the rise of Gothic power; 5. Goths and Romans, 332-376; 6. The Battle of Adrianople; 7. Theodosius and the Goths; 8. Alaric and the sack of Rome.