{"product_id":"the-fall-of-the-roman-empire-9781118589823","title":"The Fall of the Roman Empire","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe essays collected in this book present the first comprehensive appreciation of \u003ci\u003eThe Fall of the Roman Empire\u003c\/i\u003e from historical, historiographical, and cinematic perspectives. The book also provides the principal classical sources on the period. It is a companion to \u003ci\u003eGladiator: Film and History\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell, 2004) and \u003ci\u003eSpartacus: Film and History\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell, 2007) and completes a triad of scholarly studies on Hollywood's greatest films about Roman history.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA critical re-evaluation of the 1964 epic film \u003ci\u003eThe Fall of the Roman Empire,\u003c\/i\u003e directed by Anthony Mann\u003ci\u003e,\u003c\/i\u003e from historical, film-historical, and contemporary points of view\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents a collection of scholarly essays and classical sources on the period of Roman history that ancient and modern historians have considered to be the turning point toward the eventual fall of Rome\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContains a short essay by director Anthony Mann\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes a map of the Roman Empire and film stills, as well as translations of the principal ancient sources, an extensive bibliography, and a chronology of events\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“…a collection of essays providing a wide-ranging treatment…from a variety of historical and cinematic perspectives.” – \u003ci\u003eFilm \u0026amp; History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEditor's Preface xii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. A Critical Appreciation of \u003ci\u003eThe Fall of the Roman Empire\u003c\/i\u003e 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMartin M. Winkler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. History, Ancient and Modern, in \u003ci\u003eThe Fall of the Roman Empire\u003c\/i\u003e 51\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAllen M. Ward\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Marcus Aurelius: The Empire Over Himself 89\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDiskin Clay\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Was Commodus Really That Bad? 102\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEleonora Cavallini\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. East and West in \u003ci\u003eThe Fall of the Roman Empire\u003c\/i\u003e 117\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJan Willem Drijvers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Empire Demolition 130\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnthony Mann\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Excerpts from the American Souvenir Program of \u003ci\u003eThe Fall of the Roman Empire\u003c\/i\u003e 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. A Prologue by Will Durant 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. The Roman Forum: In Ruins Today . . . and Re-Created 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. An Epilogue 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Edward Gibbon and \u003ci\u003eThe Fall of the Roman Empire\u003c\/i\u003e 145\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMartin M. Winkler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Fact, Fiction, and the Feeling of History 174\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMartin M. Winkler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Peace and Power in \u003ci\u003eThe Fall of the Roman Empire\u003c\/i\u003e 225\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWard W. Briggs, Jr.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. The Politics of \u003ci\u003eThe Fall of the Roman Empire\u003c\/i\u003e 241\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter W. Rose\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Excerpts from Edward Gibbon 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Marcus Aurelius and His Time 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. The Auction of the Empire 266\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Chief Ancient Sources on Marcus Aurelius 271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Cassius Dio 271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. \u003ci\u003eThe Augustan History\u003c\/i\u003e: Marcus Antoninus the Philosopher 282\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Herodian 298\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChronology: The Roman Empire at the Time of Marcus Aurelius 302\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 305\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 327\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49528832688471,"sku":"9781118589823","price":35.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781118589823.jpg?v=1731873197","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-fall-of-the-roman-empire-9781118589823","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}