Sheds light on settlement patterns in early medieval Spain and demonstrates the local effect of the collapse of Roman Government
The Goths and Vandals: The History and Legacy of the Barbarians Who Sacked Rome in the 5th Century CE examines both groups, and how their actions in the 5th century helped bring about the end of the Western Roman Empire.
"The fifth century AD was a time of great changes in the Mediterranean world.
Veteran author Thomas J. Craughwell reveals the fascinating tales of how the barbarian rampages across Europe, North Africa, and Asia -- killing, plundering, and destroying whole kingdoms and empires -- actually created the modern nations ...
This is an amazing book.” Frank M. Clover, University of Wisconsin-Madison "At last, a major reappraisal of the Vandals, combining the latest research and new critical judgments on the supposedly archetypal barbarian despoilers of ...
The Parthian people created an empire that lasted almost 500 years, from the mid-3rd century BCE until 224 CE, and it stretched from the Euphrates River in the west to Central Asia and the borders of Bactria in the east (Brosius 2010, 83).
Foremost amongst them were the Vandals, and their search for a new homeland took them on the most remarkable odyssey.
The Parthian people created an empire that lasted almost 500 years, from the mid-3rd century BCE until 224 CE, and it stretched from the Euphrates River in the west to Central Asia and the borders of Bactria in the east (Brosius 2010, 83).
Stigmatized and relegated to the margins of Roman society, the Goths were violent “barbarians” who destroyed “civilization,” at least in the conventional story of Rome’s collapse.
This book tells of the social life of the Barbarians, usually dismissed as savage hordes, but in reality craftsmen, farmers, and more.
This book focuses on the archaeological evidence, allowing fresh perspectives and new approaches to the fate of the Roman West.