Rome's Gothic Wars : from the third century to Alaric / Michael Kulikowski.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kulikowski, Michael, 1970- author.

Series:

Key conflicts of classical antiquity.

Key conflicts of classical antiquity

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Goths--History.

Goths.

Rome--History--Germanic Invasions, 3rd-6th centuries.

Rome.

Rome--History--Empire, 284-476.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 225 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Rome's Gothic Wars is a concise introduction to research on the Roman Empire's relations with one of the most important barbarian groups of the ancient world. The book uses archaeological and historical evidence to look not just at the course of events, but at the social and political causes of conflict between the empire and its Gothic neighbours. In eight chapters, Michael Kulikowski traces the history of Romano-Gothic relations from their earliest stage in the third century, through the development of strong Gothic politics in the early fourth century, until the entry of many Goths into the empire in 376 and the catastrophic Gothic war that followed. The book closes with a detailed look at the career of Alaric, the powerful Gothic general who sacked the city of Rome in 410.

Contents:

Prologue : before the gates of Rome

The Goths before Constantine

The Roman Empire and barbarian society

The search for Gothic origins

Imperial politics and the rise of Gothic power

Goths and Romans, 332-376

The battle of Adrianople

Theodosius and the Goths

Alaric and the sack of Rome

Epilogue : the aftermath of Alaric.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-218) and index.

ISBN:

1-107-16424-9

1-139-16727-8

1-280-70246-X

0-511-24986-1

0-511-24878-4

0-511-25037-1

0-511-31898-7

0-511-24933-0

OCLC:

437174958