The Goths AD 200–700 - Couverture souple

D’Amato, Raffaele; Salimbeti, Andrea

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1472863062 ISBN 13 : 9781472863065

Editeur : Osprey Publishing, 2025

Synopsis

An illustrated study of Rome's key enemies from the Late Principate and Dominate: the western Visigoths and the eastern Ostrogoths.

The Goths were a Germanic people who, under pressure from the Huns, migrated during the 2nd century AD to the Balkans, where they split into the Visigoths to the west, and the Ostrogoths to the east. After first raiding and looting Roman territory, some eventually came to serve as allies to the Empire, but this allegiance would collapse following a Hun advancement that saw the Goths forced south against the Danube. Failure to negotiate settlement in this new, Roman-held territory led to wars, during which the Ostrogoths won a decisive victory over a Roman army at Adrianople (AD 378), and the Visigoths finally sacked Rome itself (AD 410).

In this fascinating study, Roman military historians Raffaele D'Amato and Andrea Salimbeti examine Rome's fierce clashes with the Gothic peoples, exploring their role in the fall of the Western Empire and eventual transition from Roman to early medieval Europe. Newly commissioned artwork, artefact photos and expert research combine to bring to life key events in the Goths' history, including the Ostrogoths' defeat by Emperor Justinian in the 6th century, the establishment of Gothic kingdoms in Italy and the Iberian Peninsula, and their service as subjects and soldiers in Byzantine Crimea.

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À propos des auteurs

Raffaele D'Amato, PhD, is the author of some 40 books and has written numerous articles on the Roman Empire, Byzantium, medieval Europe and the military of Ancient Greece. He has taught at the University of Ferrara, and was a visiting professor at Fatih University, Istanbul. He currently lives in England, working as an archaeological consultant and lawyer for Timeline Auctions Ltd of Harwich, and also as an external researcher for the Laboratory of the Danubian Provinces at the University of Ferrara.

Andrea Salimbeti has had a lifelong interest in ancient military historical research, in particular the Bronze Age in Greece and the Middle East, and has collaborated with magazines and special publications in these fields. He also writes on aviation topics such as aerospace technology and flight equipment. He has contributed to various Osprey titles including ELI 223 The Etruscans, MAA 533 The Normans in Italy 1016-1194 and WAR 180 Early Iron Age Greek Warrior 1100-700 BC.

Marek Szyszko lives and works in his hometown of Warsaw, where he graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts with a master's degree in graphic arts in 1976. Until 1990, he worked as a comic strip artist, and was among those representing Poland at the Bande Designée festival at Serre, Switzerland, in 1988. Since then, he has concentrated on illustration, particularly of historical subjects, for magazines, books and board games. His work may be found on his website, mareksyzszko.com.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Osprey Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1472863062
• ISBN 13: 9781472863065
• Reliure: Broché
• Illustrateur: Szyszko Marek
• Nombre de pages: 64
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Oliver Edwards; https://strengholt.nl/en/; ; 22 Liuleburgaz Str., floor 4, app. 9; Plovdiv; 4000; Bulgarie