PublishedPrinceton University Press, September 2019 |
ISBN9780691172187 |
FormatHardcover, 696 pages |
Dimensions21.6cm × 14cm |
The gripping story of how the end of the Roman Empire was the beginning of the modern world
The fall of the Roman Empire has long been considered one of the greatest disasters in history. But in this groundbreaking book, Walter Scheidel argues that Rome's dramatic collapse was actually the best thing that ever happened, clearing the path for Eur