The Battle That Stopped Rome: Emperor Augustus, Arminius, and the Slaughter of the Legions in the Teutoburg Forest

Wells, Peter S.

ISBN 10: 0393020282 / ISBN 13: 9780393020281

Edité par W W Norton & Co Inc, 2003

Very Good condition. Like New dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. N° de réf. du vendeur V04C-02951

Synopsis :

The story of the horrific destruction of the Roman army by German barbarians, forever ending the expansion of the Roman Empire. In AD 9, a Roman traitor led an army of barbarians who trapped and then slaughtered three entire Roman legions: 20,000 men, half the Roman army in Europe. If not for this battle, the Roman Empire would surely have expanded to the Elbe River, and probably eastward into present-day Russia. But after this defeat, the shocked Romans ended all efforts to expand beyond the Rhine, which became the fixed border between Rome and Germania for the next 400 years, and which remains the cultural border between Latin western Europe and Germanic central and eastern Europe today. This fascinating narrative introduces us to the key protagonists: the emperor Augustus, the most powerful of the Caesars; his general Varus, who was the wrong man in the wrong place; and the barbarian leader Arminius, later celebrated as the first German hero. In graphic detail, based on recent archaeological finds, the author leads the reader through the mud, blood, and decimation that was the Battle of Teutoburg Forest. 16 pages of illustrations, 9 maps.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : The Battle That Stopped Rome: Emperor ...
Éditeur : W W Norton & Co Inc
Date d'édition : 2003
Reliure : Couverture rigide
Etat : Very Good
Etat de la jaquette : Jaquette