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Genre: History
Sub-Genre: Ancient
Format: Paperback
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Age Range: Adult
Book theme: General
Author: Christopher Kelly
Language: English
About the Book
Conjuring up images of savagery and ferocity, Attila the Hun has become a byword for barbarianism. This history reframes the warrior king as a political strategist who dealt a seemingly invincible empire defeats from which it would never recover.Book Synopsis
History remembers Attila, the leader of the Huns, as the Romans perceived him: a savage barbarian brutally inflicting terror on whoever crossed his path. Following Attila and the Huns from the steppes of Kazakhstan to the court of Constantinople, Christopher Kelly portrays Attila in a compelling new light, uncovering an unlikely marriage proposal, a long-standing relationship with a treacherous Roman general, and a thwarted assassination plot. We see Attila as both a master warrior and an astute strategist whose rule was threatening but whose sudden loss of power was even more so. The End of Empire is an original exploration of the clash between empire and barbarity in the ancient world, full of contemporary resonance.
Review Quotes
[A] first-rate history [that] provides a singularly fresh look at a factitious period in the life of Ancient Rome.-- "Publishers Weekly"
Accessible history that enlightens as well as informs.-- "Richmond Times"
Kelly goes beyond the conventional mode and bravely ventures into...military detail.--Edward Luttwak "New Republic"
Vivid [and] engrossing.-- "Booklist"
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