The fall of the Roman Empire: a reappraisalA reinterpretation of the events leading up to and comprising the Roman Empire's collapse in 476, presented in the light of information and knowledge acquired since Gibbon and of present-day events and tendancies |
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| Title | The fall of the Roman Empire: a reappraisal |
| Author | Michael Grant |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Annenberg School Press, 1976 |
| Length | 336 pages |
| Subjects | › › Fiction / General History / Ancient / Rome |
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