Ruin of the Roman Empire e-bog

An exotic and instructive tale, told with life, learning and just the right measure of laughter on every page. ODonnell combines a historians mastery of substance with a born storytellers sense of style to create a magnificent work of art. Madeleine K. Albright, former U.S. Secretary of StateThe dream Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar shared of uniting Europe, the Medi-terranean, and the Middle East in a single community shuddered and then collapsed in the wars and disasters of the sixth century. Historian and classicist James J. O'Donnellwho last brought readers his masterful, disturbing, and revelatory biography of Saint Augustinerevisits this old story in a fresh way, bringing home its sometimes painful relevance to today's issues.With unexpected detail and in his hauntingly vivid style, O'Donnell begins at a time of apparent Roman revival and brings readers to the moment of imminent collapse that just preceded the rise of Islam. Illegal migrations of peoples, religious wars, global pandemics, and the temptations of empire: Rome's end foreshadows today's crises and offers hints how to navigate themif present leaders will heed this story.