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The End of Empire - 9780393338492

Un libro in lingua di Christopher Kelly edito da W W Norton & Co Inc, 2010

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History remembers Attila, the leader of the Huns, as the Romans perceived him: a savage barbarian brutally inflicting terror on whoever crossed his path. Christopher Kelly, a professor of ancient history at Cambridge University, presents quite a different portrait. Drawing on original texts, including the only eyewitness description of Attila and his court, Kelly reveals Attila to be both a master warrior and an astute strategist. His Attila brilliantly exploited the strengths and weaknesses of the Roman Empire, conspiring with a treacherous Roman general, avoiding the assassination plots of a powerful eunuch, and accepting a marriage proposal from the emperor's sister. A compelling and original exploration of the clash between empire and barbarity, The End of Empire challenges our own ideas about imperialism, civilization, terrorists, and superpowers.

"Christopher Kelly grapples with the delicate task of reconstructing the scant evidence on Attila, without elevating him to warm and fuzzy proportions or caving in to the view of British historians of the barbarian school or the German totemmakers of Hunnensturm Kelly captures the tension with an assured style."---Jonathan E. Lazarus, Star-ledger

"Written with a rare combination of profound professional knowledge and a novelist's sensitivity to every nuance of scene and character."---Paul Cartledge, Cambridge University

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