The death of the Roman Empire is one of the perennial mysteries of world history.
A leading authority on the late Roman Empire and on the barbarians, Heather relates the extraordinary story of how Europe\'s barbarians, transformed by centuries of conta.
Now, in this groundbreaking book, Peter Heather proposes a stunning new solution: Centuries of imperialism turned the neighbors Rome called Barbarians into an enemy capable of dismantling an Empire that had dominated their lives for so long.
The death of the Roman Empire is one of the perennial mysteries of world history