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Sprache: Englisch
Verlag: St. Martin's Griffin, 2009
- Softcover
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A stunning biography of history's most infamous warlord, Attila the Hun. The name Attila the Hun has long been a byword for barbarism, savagery, and violence. Yet behind the household name lies a complex, brilliant leader whose actions held the fate of Europe and the Roman Empire in his hands for two crucial decades in the fifth century. Uniting nomadic tribes into a single, devastatingly effective force, Attila launched major campaigns that brought the decaying empires of both Rome and Constantinople to their knees. He was coarse, arrogant, and ruthless, yet wily enough to win the loyalty of millions and manipulate his enemies through clever intelligence and diplomacy from his base in the grasslands of Hungary. In this riveting biography, masterful historian John Man draws on his extensive travels through Attila's heartland and deep experience with Central Asian nomadic traditions to reveal the wily politician, tribal chief, and military genius behind the myth--a man whose grand ambitions jolted Rome toward its final fall.…
Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers CIN0312539398G
- Titel
- Attila: The Barbarian King Who Challenged Rome
- Autor
- John Man
- Verlag
- St. Martin's Griffin
- Erscheinungsjahr
- 2009
- Zustand
- Good
- Einband
- Paperback
- Sprache
- Englisch
- ISBN-10
- 0312539398
- ISBN-13
- 9780312539399
A stunning biography of history's most infamous warlord, Attila the Hun
For a crucial twenty years in the early fifth century, Attila held the fate of the Roman Empire and the future of all Europe in his hands. He created the greatest of barbarian forces, and his empire briefly rivaled Rome's. In numerous raids and three major campaigns against the Roman Empire, he earned himself an instant and undying reputation for savagery. But there was more to him than mere barbarism. Attila was capricious, arrogant, brutal, and brilliant enough to win the loyalty of millions. In the end, his ambitions ran away with him. He did not live long enough to found a lasting empire--but long enough to jolt Rome toward its final fall.
In this riveting biography, masterful storyteller John Man draws on his extensive travels through Attila's heartland and his experience with the nomadic traditions of Central Asia to reveal the man behind the myth.
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