The decline of Rome and the rise of mediaeval EuropeThis work presents a brief narrative of the title subject, interweaving deft evaluations of the critical points of historical thought. |
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User Review - gmicksmith - LibraryThingThis could be a bookend to Starr's work on the fall of Rome and is in the same excellent short Cornell University series from the 1950s. The attempt was to re-acquaint students with the basics of ... Read full review
Contents
Prelude to Crisis | 5 |
Crisis and Recovery | 25 |
The Ordeal and Triumph of Christianity | 52 |
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| Title | The decline of Rome and the rise of mediaeval Europe The Development of Western civilization |
| Author | Solomon Katz |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Greenwood Press, 1982 |
| Original from | Indiana University |
| Digitized | Nov 17, 2008 |
| Length | 164 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / Ancient / Rome History / General History / Medieval History / World |
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