Alaric The Goth
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Author | : Douglas Boin |
Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 2020-06-09 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0393635708 |
Denied citizenship by the Roman Empire, a soldier named Alaric changed history by unleashing a surprise attack on the capital city of an unjust empire. 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. But a slight shift of perspective brings their history, and ours, shockingly alive. Alaric grew up near the river border that separated Gothic territory from Roman. He survived a border policy that separated migrant children from their parents, and he was denied benefits he likely expected from military service. Romans were deeply conflicted over who should enjoy the privileges of citizenship. They wanted to buttress their global power, but were insecure about Roman identity; they depended on foreign goods, but scoffed at and denied foreigners their own voices and humanity. In stark contrast to the rising bigotry, intolerance, and zealotry among Romans during Alaric’s lifetime, the Goths, as practicing Christians, valued religious pluralism and tolerance. The marginalized Goths, marked by history as frightening harbingers of destruction and of the Dark Ages, preserved virtues of the ancient world that we take for granted. The three nights of riots Alaric and the Goths brought to the capital struck fear into the hearts of the powerful, but the riots were not without cause. Combining vivid storytelling and historical analysis, Douglas Boin reveals the Goths’ complex and fascinating legacy in shaping our world.
Author | : Marcel Brion |
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Total Pages | : 294 |
Release | : 1930 |
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Author | : Daniel F. Bowman |
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Total Pages | : 326 |
Release | : 2012-11-01 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9781909049086 |
Alaric, son of a Gothic clan leader, wants nothing more than to live an adventure. That is, until his young life is interrupted by a series of brutal acts: the raiding of the savage Huns, the cruel trickery of greedy Roman officials, and the murder of his father.
Author | : Marcel Brion |
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Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 1930 |
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Author | : Michael Kulikowski |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 15 |
Release | : 2006-10-30 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1139458094 |
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.
Author | : Marcel Brion |
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Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 1932 |
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Author | : Thomas Hodgkin |
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Total Pages | : 518 |
Release | : 1891 |
Genre | : Goths |
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Author | : Herwig Wolfram |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 644 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780520069831 |
Provides an overview on the formation of the Gothic tribes, their migrations, and the later history of the Ostrogothic and Visigothic settlements.
Author | : Bradley |
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Total Pages | : 408 |
Release | : 1838 |
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Author | : David M. Gwynn |
Publisher | : Reaktion Books |
Total Pages | : 214 |
Release | : 2017-11-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1780238924 |
The Goths are truly a “lost civilization.” Sweeping down from the north, ancient Gothic tribes sacked the imperial city of Rome and set in motion the decline and fall of the western Roman empire. Ostrogothic and Visigothic kings ruled over Italy and Spain, dominating early medieval Europe. Yet after the last Gothic kingdom fell more than a thousand years ago, the Goths disappeared as an independent people. Over the centuries that followed, as traces of Gothic civilization vanished, its people came to be remembered as both barbaric destroyers and heroic champions of liberty. In this engaging history, David M. Gwynn brings together the interwoven stories of the original Goths and the diverse Gothic heritage, a heritage that continues to shape our modern world. From the ancient migrations to contemporary Goth culture, through debates over democratic freedom and European nationalism, and drawing on writers from Shakespeare to Bram Stoker, Gwynn explores the ever-widening gulf between the Goths of history and the popular imagination. Historians, students of architecture and literature, and general readers alike will learn something new about this great lost civilization.