UID:
almahu_9947361030902882
Format:
1 online resource (528 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9781139128964 (ebook)
Series Statement:
Cambridge Companions to the Ancient World
Content:
This book examines the age of Attila, roughly the fifth century CE, an era in which western Eurasia experienced significant geopolitical and cultural changes. The Roman Empire collapsed in western Europe, replaced by new 'barbarian' kingdoms, but it continued in Christian Byzantine guise in the eastern Mediterranean. New states and peoples changed the face of northern Europe, while in Iran, the Sasanian Empire developed new theories of power and government. At the same time, the great Eurasian steppe became a permanent presence in the European world. This book treats Attila, the notorious king of the Huns, as both an agent of change and a symbol of the wreck of the old world order.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 12 Jan 2017).
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9781107021754
Language:
English
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CCO9781139128964
