The Roman Empire Divided

Unmatchedinitschronologicalsweep,andwithanimpressiveandunusualgeographicalrange,thisambitioushistoryoffersanewandvitalinterpretationofthepost-Romanworld.ThedeclineandfalloftheRomanEmpirehastransfixedhistoriansforcenturies.Thisimportantnewaccountlooksatwhathappenedafterthepoweroftheoncemightyempirewassweptaway.SmallerstatesfoundedbySlavs,Arabs,GermanicpeoplesandothersmovedintofillthevoidandlaidthefoundationsforthelaterhistoriesofwesternEurope,theBalkans,theMiddleEastandnorthAfrica.JohnMoorheadlooksathowthesefundamentalchangeswereinfluencedbyothersocial,economicandpoliticaldevelopmentstakingplaceatthesametime.Usingafascinatingarrayofevidenceheweavesthenumerousthreadsintoaconvincingandlucidnarrativeandshowshow,bytheendoftheeighthcentury,thecivilizationoftheancientworldhadbeenreplacedbyaseriesofunitswhichhadverylittleincommonwitheachother.