Barbarians
Rebellion and Resistance to the Roman Empire
- Paperback
592 pages
- Release Date
9 July 2019
Summary
History is written by the victors, and in the case of Rome the victors also had some extremely eloquent historians. Rome’s history, as written by the Romans, follows a remarkable trajectory from its origins as a tiny village of refugees from a conflict zone, to a dominant superpower, before being transformed into the Medieval and Byzantine worlds.
But throughout its rise and fall Rome faced resistance and rebellion from peoples which it regarded as barbarous and/or barbarian. These op…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781472142115 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 147214211X |
| Author: | Dr Stephen P. Kershaw |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Robinson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 592 |
| Release Date: | 9 July 2019 |
| Weight: | 722g |
| Dimensions: | 232mm x 154mm x 44mm |
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Praise for the author’s A Brief Guide to the Greek Myths: Eminently sane, highly informative, and reasonably priced.
– Paul Cartledge * BBC History magazine *Praise for the author’s A Brief History of Atlantis: As his exhaustive survey shows, Atlantis has been adapted to countless ideologies and agendas over time, serving the needs of every sort of reader - “harmless hippies or Heinrich Himmler”, in Mr Kershaw’s memorable phrase.
– James Romm * Wall Street Journal *Praise for the author:The experts interviewed (a diverse bunch that includes academics, military leaders, civil-rights figures and more) [for TV documentary series Barbarians Rising] are both entertaining and illuminating, framing the barbarian cause, broadly, as a struggle for freedom against an iron-fisted opponent with unparalleled resources.
– Brian P. Kelly * Wall Street Journal *About The Author
Dr Stephen P. Kershaw
Dr Stephen P. Kershaw has been a Classics tutor for some thirty years, teaching at all levels from beginner to PhD, currently operating out of the Oxford University Department for Continuing Education, authoring and teaching undergraduate courses, and tutoring on the Masters in Literature and Art. Steve has also created Oxford University’s online courses on Greek Mythology, The Fall of Rome and The Minoans and Mycenaeans. He lectures at the Victoria and Albert Museum and, as Professor of History of Art, runs the European Studies Classical Tour for Rhodes College and the University of the South. In addition to titles published by Robinson, A Brief Guide to the Greek Myths, A Brief History of the Roman Empire and A Brief History of Atlantis, he has edited The Penguin Dictionary of Classical Mythology. Steve was an expert contributor to the History Channel’s Barbarians Rising series; former students include the Princess of Jordan; he translated the Greek inscription on Matthew Pinsent’s fourth Olympic gold medal for him after his victory in Athens; and he is a guest speaker for the Royal Academy. He lives in the Oxfordshire village of Deddington with his wife, the artist Lal Jones.
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