The Cambridge Companion to the Age of Attila

The Cambridge Companion to the Age of Attila
ISBN-10
1316060853
ISBN-13
9781316060858
Category
History
Language
English
Published
2014-09-29
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Author
Michael Maas

Description

This book examines the age of Attila, roughly the fifth century CE, an era in which western Eurasia experienced significant geopolitical and cultural changes. The Roman Empire collapsed in western Europe, replaced by new 'barbarian' kingdoms, but it continued in Christian Byzantine guise in the eastern Mediterranean. New states and peoples changed the face of northern Europe, while in Iran, the Sasanian Empire developed new theories of power and government. At the same time, the great Eurasian steppe became a permanent presence in the European world. This book treats Attila, the notorious king of the Huns, as both an agent of change and a symbol of the wreck of the old world order.

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