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The Fall of Rome: End of a Superpower by Nick Holmes
Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/753804 to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Fall of Rome: End of a Superpower
Series: #2 of Fall of the Roman Empire
Author: Nick Holmes
Narrator: Nigel Patterson
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 7 hours 33 minutes
Release date: June 11, 2024
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2
Genres: Ancient Civilizations
Publisher's Summary:
A skilled storyteller, Holmes presents a riveting account of the wars, intrigues and personalities that contributed to Rome's decline, with entire chapters devoted to single battles.' Kirkus Reviews Why did Rome Fall? In this gripping retelling of one of the most momentous chapters in history, Nick Holmes presents a new interpretation of an old story. The fate of Rome was decided not just by emperors, soldiers, and barbarians but also by an environmental disaster. A catastrophic megadrought on the Asian steppes in the fourth century AD forced the migration of entire peoples—Huns, Goths, Vandals, and others—west into the Roman Empire. They met an empire weakened from war with Persia. Rome's misfortunes multiplied as it made tactical errors on the battlefield. Civil war, religious unrest, and political incompetence compounded a worsening situation. The result was one of the greatest disasters in the ancient world—the sack of Rome by the Goths in AD 410.
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By thebookvoice.comPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/753804 to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Fall of Rome: End of a Superpower
Series: #2 of Fall of the Roman Empire
Author: Nick Holmes
Narrator: Nigel Patterson
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 7 hours 33 minutes
Release date: June 11, 2024
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2
Genres: Ancient Civilizations
Publisher's Summary:
A skilled storyteller, Holmes presents a riveting account of the wars, intrigues and personalities that contributed to Rome's decline, with entire chapters devoted to single battles.' Kirkus Reviews Why did Rome Fall? In this gripping retelling of one of the most momentous chapters in history, Nick Holmes presents a new interpretation of an old story. The fate of Rome was decided not just by emperors, soldiers, and barbarians but also by an environmental disaster. A catastrophic megadrought on the Asian steppes in the fourth century AD forced the migration of entire peoples—Huns, Goths, Vandals, and others—west into the Roman Empire. They met an empire weakened from war with Persia. Rome's misfortunes multiplied as it made tactical errors on the battlefield. Civil war, religious unrest, and political incompetence compounded a worsening situation. The result was one of the greatest disasters in the ancient world—the sack of Rome by the Goths in AD 410.