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The Invasion of Europe by the Barbarians, by J. B. Bury

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In 410 AD Rome was overrun by barbarians. But what really happened as the lights of Europe went out and the dark ages began? In the early twentieth century J. B. Bury delivered a series of lectures at Cambridge University explaining the transfer of Europe from Rome, in the fourth century, to the mediaeval era of the sixth. Collected here are those lectures, which detail the activities of the Germans, Visigoths, Gauls, Ostrogoths and Franks. Under the military reforms of Emperors Diocletian and Constantine, who created a mobile Roman army, the Empire met the German powers with equal force. Yet the German influence was a kind of ‘peaceful penetration’, with the Empire becoming Germanised over those two centuries. The Romans suffered a defeat against the Goths at Hadrianople, thanks to their opponent’s powerful cavalry. The Visigoths and their leader Alaric also showed aggression in their desire to expand their own empire, followed by both the Vandals and Franks, and their own hostile attitude to the Roman Empire. The Huns, led by the famous Attila, slowed down the pace of German domination, though they expanded into Gaul and Spain after the Hun Empire collapsed. Other great men who ruled Italy at the time, including Odovacar and Theoderic of the Ostrogoths, and the Frank king Clovis, are chronicled in great detail. ‘The survey is enriched by valuable interpretations which represent the fruit of long study.’ The Classical Review J.B. Bury (1861-1927) was a Cambridge professor whose career was dedicated to the Roman Empire. He worked on sections of the Encyclopaedia Britannica and published many studies on the Middle Ages, including a biography of St. Patrick and the later Roman Empire. Albion Press is an imprint of Endeavour Press, the UK's leading independent digital publisher. For more information on our titles please sign up to our newsletter at www.endeavourpress.com. Each week you will receive updates on free and discounted ebooks. Follow us on Twitter: @EndeavourPress and on Facebook via http://on.fb.me/1HweQV7. We are always interested in hearing from our readers. Endeavour Press believes that the future is now.

The Invasion of Europe by the Barbarians, by J. B. Bury

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93 of 94 people found the following review helpful. A Concise, Compelling Chronicle of an Eventful Era By George R Dekle Bury tells of the dismantling of the Roman Empire in the West by the Germanic tribes. This book is based on a series of lectures delivered by Bury at Cambridge University. He begins with a description of German life in the forests outside the Empire and then tells how population pressures and migrations eventually ruptured the border of the Roman Empire, letting in tribe after tribe of German warriors.They came as federates, seldom thinking of themselves as conquerors, seeking to partake of the goodness of Roman civilization, not destroy it. Seen in this light, the Western Empire didn't so much fall as fade away under the successive waves of migrating tribes.Most history books date the fall of the Western Empire from the date on which Odovacer deposed the last Western Emperor, Romulus Augustulus. Bury makes the point that Odovacer and his successors, the Ostrogoths, recognized the authority of the Eastern Emperor. It wasn't until the Lombard invasion that a completely independent German state was set up in Italy.My misconception always was that the Germans were pagan invaders. The major tribes of the invasion were all Christians. They weren't Catholic, they subscribed to the heretical doctrine of Arianism. Bury makes a compelling case that the Ostrogothic kingdom's short existence was caused by the fact that Italy was largely Catholic and hostile to their heretical overlords.It is interesting that the first lasting Germanic kingdom was established by the Frankish king, Clovis, who converted to Catholicism. Bury makes the case that Clovis converted to Catholicism, not because of a battlefield prayer for victory and a sign from heaven, but because of a calculated decision of statecraft by a shrewd politician. Clovis correctly discerned that his rule would be more lasting if he adopted the religion of most of his subjects.A compelling chronicle of a turbulent time peopled with remarkable protagonists. And it is told in masterful fashion. The only shortcoming of the book is the absence of maps. The reader can easily get lost in the arcane geographical references.

46 of 46 people found the following review helpful. Hard-hitting history, the way it was meant to be [Non-P.C.] By Bob Lehner From a day when authors did not have to worry about offending people, and history could be truly nigh objective, J. B. Bury gives us a compilation of 15 of his most delicious lectures on the decline of Rome in the West between 375 and 575 A.D. He goes into great detail about the Visigoths, Ostrogoths, Franks, Lombards, Vandals, and the Huns. I found this book to be an easy read; the lectures have been conveniently divided into sub-categories, making it even easier to understand the main points of each chapter. The book, while very entertaining, did become VERY boring in one of the Ostrogothic lectures, and I shall warn you, the beginning is moderately slow and boring. Fret not! It goes somewhere, and somewhere very interesting, I shall like to add. Great read, buy it today!

44 of 45 people found the following review helpful. An excellent account of the barbarian invasions By A Customer This is an excellent book that goes into great detail of how the barbarians went into the Roman Empire. It looks at how they were successful in establishing themselves as federates and how they basically became a part of the Roman Empire. It goes into great detail about many of the different barbarian groups. For example, it discusses the Visigoths, the Ostragoths, the Lombards, the Huns, Gepids, and many more. In conclusion, the book shows the side of the barbarians. Too often the barbarians are looked at from the Roman side because that is where most historians get the records from. However, J. B. Bury takes it from the Barbarian side and shows why they wanted to come into the Roman Empire. They really didn't want to destroy it, they just wanted a better way of living. Bury is an easy writer to read and it is written to a way you could teach it because it is broken up into 15 lectures. Highly recommended if you want to learn about the barbarians that invaded the Roman Empire and its outcome.

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