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Title: Barbarians Within the Gates of Rome

Subtitle: A Study of Roman Military Policy and the Barbarians, Ca. 375-425 A.D.

Author: Thomas S. Burns

Narrator: Charles Craig

Format: Unabridged

Length: 14 hrs and 50 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-11-15

Publisher: University Press Audiobooks

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 14 votes

Genres: History, Ancient

Publisher's Summary:

A major work on Roman policy toward the barbarians during one of the most exciting and challenging periods in the history of the Roman Empire, when barbarian soldiers became part of the forces defending the Roman frontier and gradually its rulers. By the close of these five decades, the Western Empire - hence Western Civilization - had changed forever.

A Selection of the History Book Club.

Members Reviews:

Bad narration

I am typically not picky about narration, but the narrator is pretty brutal in this one. I'm talking odd pauses in the middle of sentences, emphasis where it doesn't belong, etc. It's almost as if some sort of editing software was used that repeats common words/terms or something. I couldn't get past the first few chapters, so I can't really comment on the content of the book itself.

My advice - stay away from this one.

Terrrrrible recording. Unlistenable.

What did you like best about Barbarians Within the Gates of Rome? What did you like least?

I tried listening to this for DAYS, but the narration is so unnatural and so chopped and clipped that I just had to return it. This is terrible. The pauses are barely there, and unnaturally short when they appear. The reader takes no time to separate one thought or paragraph from another, so you keep getting confused and needing to go back, and he reads so fast (and with a lot of grammatical inaccuracy) that it's hard to keep pace with all of the above.

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Charles Craig?

Anyone. Else.

Very poor naration

I loved the contents of the book, but the narrator is the worst I have encountered so far and by far. A decent text to speech program could have done as good or better.

Beginning of the end for Rome

If you could sum up Barbarians Within the Gates of Rome in three words, what would they be?

Accurate, Historical, Detailed

What other book might you compare Barbarians Within the Gates of Rome to and why?

Emperor Valens

& the Barbarians

Which scene was your favorite?

Too many to isolate just one.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Historical Decline of the Roman Empire

Any additional comments?

None

Fascinating story on Barbarians.

Takes an interesting look at a subject not often talked about in studies of the Roman Empire.