{"product_id":"the-roman-empire-and-its-germanic-peoples-paperback","title":"The Roman Empire and Its Germanic Peoples - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHerwig Wolfram\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eThomas Dunlap\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe names of early Germanic warrior tribes and leaders resound in songs and legends; the real story of the part they played in reshaping the ancient world is no less gripping. Herwig Wolfram's panoramic history spans the great migrations of the Germanic peoples and the rise and fall of their kingdoms between the third and eighth centuries, as they invaded, settled in, and ultimately transformed the Roman Empire.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e As Germanic military kings and their fighting bands created kingdoms, and won political and military recognition from imperial governments through alternating confrontation and accommodation, the \"tribes\" lost their shared culture and social structure, and became sharply differentiated. They acquired their own regions and their own histories, which blended with the history of the empire. In Wolfram's words, \"the Germanic peoples neither destroyed the Roman world nor restored it; instead, they made a home for themselves within it.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This story is far from the \"decline and fall\" interpretation that held sway until recent decades. Wolfram's narrative, based on his sweeping grasp of documentary and archaeological evidence, brings new clarity to a poorly understood period of Western history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e[Wolfram] explores the high points in the history of a number of closely related Germanic societies as they faced the power of the Roman Empire and Roman imperial society. . . . This is a learned, sophisticated, and valuable book--one which can address the interests of people on all levels of erudition.--Robert L. Benson, co-editor of \u003ci\u003eRenaissance and Renewal in the Twelfth Century\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHerwig Wolfram\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of History at the University of Vienna. His earlier \u003ci\u003eHistory of the Goths\u003c\/i\u003e (California, 1988) has been widely acclaimed. \u003cb\u003eThomas Dunlap, \u003c\/b\u003etranslator of \u003ci\u003eHistory of the Goths\u003c\/i\u003e and a number of other books including Joachim Bumke's \u003ci\u003eCourtly Culture\u003c\/i\u003e (California, 1991), lives and works in Belmont, Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 381\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 18, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44289585414246,"sku":"9780520244900","price":76.17,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/eElFcmNidHRvYmZyV0czbEhkZUJudz09.webp?v=1766771494","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-roman-empire-and-its-germanic-peoples-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}