{"product_id":"why-rome-fell-decline-and-fall-or-drift-and-change-9781119691372","title":"Why Rome Fell: Decline and Fall, or Drift and Change?","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExplore an insightful and original discussion of the causes of the fall of the Roman Empire\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eWhy Rome Fell: Decline and Fall, or Drift and Change?\u003c\/i\u003e, celebrated scholar of Roman history Dr. Michael Arnheim delivers a fascinating and robust exploration of the causes of and reasons for Rome's fall in the West. Steeped in applications of elite theory to the later Roman Empire, the author discusses several interconnected issues that influenced the decline of Rome, including monarchy, power structure, social mobility, religion, and the aristocratic ethos. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncisive comparisons of the situation in Rome to those in the Principate and the Byzantine Empire shed light on the relative lack of \"indissoluble union and easy obedience\" (in Gibbon's phrase) in the later Roman Empire. Instead, the book reveals the divided loyalties of a fractured society that characterized Rome in its later years. \u003ci\u003eWhy Rome Fell \u003c\/i\u003ealso includes: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA thorough introduction to the transition from the ancient to the medieval world, including discussions of monarchy, Diocletian and his relationship to the aristocracy, and Constantine's reforms\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eComprehensive explorations of the rise of the Roman Christian empire and Constantine's role\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePractical discussions of conflicting theories of what caused the fall of the Roman empire, including the Pirenne thesis, the malaria hypothesis, Gibbon's 'decline and fall' theory, and the role played by religion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e An indispensable resource for students, scholars and the general reader with an inquiring mind about history, \u003ci\u003eWhy Rome Fell\u003c\/i\u003e deserves a place on the bookshelves of anyone with an interest in a sophisticated and original take on historical continuity and change.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Dr. Michael Arnheim\u003c\/b\u003e is a Sometime Fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge, and a practicing London Barrister. After he was awarded his Ph.D at 25, his doctoral thesis was published by the Oxford University Press under the title of \u003ci\u003eThe Senatorial Aristocracy in the Later Roman Empire\u003c\/i\u003e--the first of 23 published books to date. At age 31, Arnheim was appointed full Professor and Head of the Department of Classics at his old university in South Africa, subsequently returning to Britain to take the Bar.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50929969561874,"sku":"9781119691372","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8df84580-4b21-46f0-8525-d3145f58b355.jpg?v=1739058989","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/why-rome-fell-decline-and-fall-or-drift-and-change-9781119691372","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}