Escape from Rome: The Failure of Empire and the Road to Prosperity
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Escape from Rome: The Failure of Empire and the Road to Prosperity
By (Author) Walter Scheidel
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
1st June 2021
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
General and world history
Social and cultural history
Economic history
937.09
Physical Properties
Paperback
704
Width 133mm, Height 203mm
Description
The gripping story of how the end of the Roman Empire was the beginning of the modern world The fall of the Roman Empire has long been considered one of the greatest disasters in history. But in this groundbreaking book, Walter Scheidel argues that Rome's dramatic collapse was actually the best thing that ever happened, clearing the path for Eur
Reviews
"Finalist for the PROSE Award in Archaeology and Ancient History, Association of American Publishers"
"One of the Evening Standard's Best Books of 2019"
"One of the Financial Times' Best Books of 2019: Economics"
Author Bio
Walter Scheidel is the Dickason Professor in the Humanities, Professor of Classics and History, and a Kennedy-Grossman Fellow in Human Biology at Stanford University. His many books include The Great Leveler (Princeton). Twitter @WalterScheidel
