The Fall of the Western Roman Empire
by
F.J. Haverfield, F. Beck, Ernest Barker
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2016
This process of history may be said to have entered on its effective stage in the West with Alaric's invasion of Italy. But it had been present, as a potentiality and a menace, for many years before Alaric heard the voice that drew him steadily towards Rome. The frontier war along the limes was...