Rome's Fall Reconsidered
Author : Vladimir Gregorievitch Simkhovitch
Publisher :
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 50,34 MB
Release : 1916
Category : Agriculture
ISBN :
Author : Vladimir Gregorievitch Simkhovitch
Publisher :
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 50,34 MB
Release : 1916
Category : Agriculture
ISBN :
Author : Vladimir Gregorievitch Simkhovitch
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 13,97 MB
Release : 2017-11-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9780332046983
Excerpt from Rome's Fall Reconsidered Let us therefore go and see how the great agricultural scholars of the time analyzed the situation. Let us read thoughtfully the writings of Columella. He was writing under the Princi pate, about 60 A. D. How does he begin his work? The preface begins: I frequently hear the most illustrious men of our country complaining that the sterility of our soil and intemperate weather have now for many ages past been diminishing the productivity of the land. Others give a rational background to their complaints, claiming that the land became tired and exhausted from its productivity in the former ages, and hence the soil is no longer able to furnish sustenance to mortals with its former liberality.' About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : Vladimir Gregorievitch Simkhovitch
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 15,98 MB
Release : 2022-10-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9781017578485
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Author : Vladimir Gregorievitch Simkhovitch
Publisher : Nabu Press
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 26,8 MB
Release : 2013-11-12
Category :
ISBN : 9781295292042
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
Author : Jason Philip Coy
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 17,91 MB
Release : 2010-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 184545992X
The Holy Roman Empire has often been anachronistically assumed to have been defunct long before it was actually dissolved at the beginning of the nineteenth century. The authors of this volume reconsider the significance of the Empire in the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries. Their research reveals the continual importance of the Empire as a stage (and audience) for symbolic performance and communication; as a well utilized problem-solving and conflict-resolving supra-governmental institution; and as an imagined political, religious, and cultural "world" for contemporaries. This volume by leading scholars offers a dramatic reappraisal of politics, religion, and culture and also represents a major revision of the history of the Holy Roman Empire in the early modern period.
Author : Emily DAVIES
Publisher :
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 36,84 MB
Release : 1866
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Author : Peter S. Wells
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 28,59 MB
Release : 2009-08-24
Category : History
ISBN : 0393335399
A rich and surprising look at the robust European culture that thrived after the collapse of Rome. The barbarians who destroyed the glory that was Rome demolished civilization along with it, and for the next four centuries the peasants and artisans of Europe barely held on. Random violence, mass migration, disease, and starvation were the only ways of life. This is the picture of the Dark Ages that most historians promote. But archaeology tells a different story. Peter Wells, one of the world’s leading archaeologists, surveys the archaeological record to demonstrate that the Dark Ages were not dark at all. The kingdoms of Christendom that emerged starting in the ninth century sprang from a robust, previously little-known European culture, albeit one that left behind few written texts.
Author : Bryan Ward-Perkins
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 49,77 MB
Release : 2006-07-13
Category : History
ISBN : 0192807285
Why did Rome fall?Vicious barbarian invasions during the fifth century resulted in the cataclysmic end of the world's most powerful civilization, and a 'dark age' for its conquered peoples. Or did it? The dominant view of this period today is that the 'fall of Rome' was a largely peaceful transition to Germanic rule, and the start of a positive cultural transformation.Bryan Ward-Perkins encourages every reader to think again by reclaiming the drama and violence of the last days of the Roman world, and reminding us of the very real horrors of barbarian occupation. Attacking new sources with relish and making use of a range of contemporary archaeological evidence, he looks at both the wider explanations for the disintegration of the Roman world and also the consequences for the lives of everyday Romans, in a world of economic collapse, marauding barbarians,and the rise of a new religious orthodoxy. He also looks at how and why successive generations have understood this period differently, and why the story is still so significant today.
Author : Walter Goffart
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 15,5 MB
Release : 1989-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781852850012
This collection of articles displays Walter Goffart's ability both to illuminate the great events that reshaped Europe after the fall of Rome and to uncover new and significant details in texts ranging from tax records to tribal genealogies. Professor Goffart is especially concerned with the role of 'barbarian' neighbours who, he argues, weighed far less on the destiny of the Roman West than did Constantinople.
Author : Don Nardo
Publisher : Referencepoint Press
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 34,61 MB
Release : 2015-05-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781601527943
The Cause & Effect in History series examines major historic events by focusing on specific causes and consequences. For instance, in Cause & Effect: The French Revolution, a chapter explores how inequality led to the revolution. And in Cause & Effect: The American Revolution, one chapter delves into this question: "How did assistance from France help the American cause?" Every book in the series includes thoughtful discussion of questions like these - supported by facts, examples, and a mix of fully documented primary and secondary source quotes. Each title also includes an overview of the event so that readers have a broad context for understanding the more detailed discussions of specific causes and their effects. Book jacket.