The Cambridge Companion to the Age of Attila - Brossura

Maas, Michael

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ISBN 10: 1107633885 ISBN 13: 9781107633889

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2014

Riassunto

This book examines the age of Attila, roughly the fifth century CE, an era in which western Eurasia experienced significant geopolitical and cultural changes. The Roman Empire collapsed in western Europe, replaced by new 'barbarian' kingdoms, but it continued in Christian Byzantine guise in the eastern Mediterranean. New states and peoples changed the face of northern Europe, while in Iran, the Sasanian Empire developed new theories of power and government. At the same time, the great Eurasian steppe became a permanent presence in the European world. This book treats Attila, the notorious king of the Huns, as both an agent of change and a symbol of the wreck of the old world order.

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'This work is transformational. Although focused on the Roman Empire, it also encompasses Eurasia, including the geopolitical dilemmas of Iran. Systematic treatment of subjects ranging from law and learning to climate change and mass migration serves to calibrate the Huns' impact and identifies a shift in the stance of classical civilizations toward steppe peoples, from aloofness to fertile interaction.' Jonathan Shepard, University of Oxford

'The 'long fifth century' comes to life on a global scale as the internal workings of Roman government and society are treated within the context of larger geopolitical shifts, for which Attila - leader of the Asian steppe nomads who threatened the very existence of the Roman Empire, while at the same time aspiring to appropriate its ways - stands as a cipher.' Claudia Rapp, University of Vienna

'This excellent volume brings together a group of expert scholars who present a detailed and penetrating account of key developments in the history of the fifth-century Roman world. Michael Maas is to be warmly congratulated on putting this helpful collection together. It will surely become a standard companion for all scholars and interested general readers who want to learn more about this crucial period in the history of the Roman world and its neighbors.' John Haldon, Princeton University, New Jersey

Descrizione del libro:

This book considers the great cultural and geopolitical changes in western Eurasia in the fifth century CE. It focuses on the Roman Empire, but also examines the changes taking place in northern Europe, in Iran under the Sasanian Empire, and on the great Eurasian steppe. Attila is presented as a contributor to, and a symbol of, these transformations.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1107633885
• ISBN 13: 9781107633889
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 528