Books on the Later Roman Empire

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The Fall of the Roman Empire: A New History of Rome and the Barbarians
The Fall of the Roman Empire: A New History of Rome and the Barbarians 4.15 avg rating — 4,269 ratings
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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 4.02 avg rating — 15,256 ratings
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The Later Roman Empire (A.D. 354-378)
The Later Roman Empire (A.D. 354-378) 4.07 avg rating — 1,269 ratings
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Empires and Barbarians: The Fall of Rome and the Birth of Europe
Empires and Barbarians: The Fall of Rome and the Birth of Europe 3.97 avg rating — 984 ratings
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How Rome Fell: Death of a Superpower
How Rome Fell: Death of a Superpower 4.01 avg rating — 3,106 ratings
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The World of Late Antiquity, AD 150-750
The World of Late Antiquity, AD 150-750 4.10 avg rating — 1,823 ratings
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The History of the Franks
The History of the Franks 3.87 avg rating — 1,562 ratings
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The Secret History
The Secret History
by: Procopius
3.84 avg rating — 3,331 ratings
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Byzantium: The Early Centuries
Byzantium: The Early Centuries 4.34 avg rating — 1,869 ratings
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In Search of the Dark Ages
In Search of the Dark Ages really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2,001 ratings
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The Cambridge Ancient History, Volume 13: The Late Empire, A.D. 337-425
The Cambridge Ancient History, Volume 13: The Late Empire, A.D. 337-425 4.04 avg rating — 23 ratings
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The Vandals
The Vandals 4.05 avg rating — 22 ratings
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Justinian’s Flea: Plague, Empire, and the Birth of Europe
Justinian’s Flea: Plague, Empire, and the Birth of Europe 3.67 avg rating — 2,466 ratings
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Two Lives of Charlemagne
Two Lives of Charlemagne
by: Einhard
3.64 avg rating — 2,083 ratings
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The Franks
The Franks 3.90 avg rating — 102 ratings
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The Roman Empire and its Germanic Peoples
The Roman Empire and its Germanic Peoples 3.85 avg rating — 85 ratings
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The Huns
The Huns 3.85 avg rating — 92 ratings
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Arthur's Britain
Arthur's Britain 3.67 avg rating — 243 ratings
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Caesar and Christ (Story of Civilization, #3)
Caesar and Christ (Story of Civilization, #3) 4.40 avg rating — 2,041 ratings
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A History of Private Life: From Pagan Rome to Byzantium
A History of Private Life: From Pagan Rome to Byzantium really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,192 ratings
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The Goths
The Goths 4.08 avg rating — 155 ratings
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The Cambridge Companion to the Age of Justinian
The Cambridge Companion to the Age of Justinian 4.39 avg rating — 38 ratings
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The History of the Church: From Christ to Constantine
The History of the Church: From Christ to Constantine
by: Eusebius
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4,722 ratings
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Goths and Romans: 332-489
Goths and Romans: 332-489 4.11 avg rating — 18 ratings
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Aetius: Attila's Nemesis
Aetius: Attila's Nemesis 4.07 avg rating — 136 ratings
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Roman Britain: A New History
Roman Britain: A New History 3.93 avg rating — 343 ratings
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History of the Lombards (The Middle Ages Series)
History of the Lombards (The Middle Ages Series) 3.93 avg rating — 154 ratings
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The Early Germans
The Early Germans 3.82 avg rating — 99 ratings
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The End of Empire: Attila the Hun and the Fall of Rome
The End of Empire: Attila the Hun and the Fall of Rome 3.79 avg rating — 680 ratings
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The Goths in the Fourth Century
The Goths in the Fourth Century 3.93 avg rating — 28 ratings
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History of the Wars, Volume III: Books 5-6.15
History of the Wars, Volume III: Books 5-6.15
by: Procopius
4.27 avg rating — 71 ratings
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History of the Wars, Volume 5. Books 7.36-8. Gothic War
History of the Wars, Volume 5. Books 7.36-8. Gothic War
by: Procopius
4.25 avg rating — 63 ratings
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History of the Wars, Books III and IV:
History of the Wars, Books III and IV:
by: Procopius
4.22 avg rating — 92 ratings
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History of the Later Roman Empire: From the Death of Theodosius I to the Death of Justinian, Volume 1
History of the Later Roman Empire: From the Death of Theodosius I to the Death of Justinian, Volume 1 3.96 avg rating — 115 ratings
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The Fragmentary History of Priscus: Attila, the Huns and the Roman Empire, AD 430-476
The Fragmentary History of Priscus: Attila, the Huns and the Roman Empire, AD 430-476
by: Priscus
4.31 avg rating — 29 ratings
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Eterlimus
Eterlimus 3.51 avg rating — 76 ratings
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Western Aristocracies and Imperial Court, AD 364-425
Western Aristocracies and Imperial Court, AD 364-425 4.45 avg rating — 11 ratings
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Stilicho: The Vandal Who Saved Rome
Stilicho: The Vandal Who Saved Rome 4.12 avg rating — 132 ratings
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Justinian's "Institutes"
Justinian's "Institutes" 4.07 avg rating — 29 ratings
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The Lombards: The Ancient Lombards
The Lombards: The Ancient Lombards 3.95 avg rating — 39 ratings
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Sailing from Byzantium: How a Lost Empire Shaped the World
Sailing from Byzantium: How a Lost Empire Shaped the World 3.86 avg rating — 908 ratings
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A Short History of Byzantium
A Short History of Byzantium 4.11 avg rating — 2,596 ratings
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The Goths in Spain
The Goths in Spain 3.91 avg rating — 34 ratings
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Die Verwandlung der Mittelmeerwelt (Fischer Weltgeschichte, #9)
Die Verwandlung der Mittelmeerwelt (Fischer Weltgeschichte, #9) 3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings
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Romans and Barbarians: The Decline of the Western Empire
Romans and Barbarians: The Decline of the Western Empire 3.93 avg rating — 14 ratings
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Age of Attila
Age of Attila 3.40 avg rating — 20 ratings
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Charlemagne: Father of a Continent
Charlemagne: Father of a Continent 3.97 avg rating — 771 ratings
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The Barbarian West 400-1000
The Barbarian West 400-1000 3.58 avg rating — 112 ratings
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Visigothic Spain 409-711
Visigothic Spain 409-711 3.70 avg rating — 71 ratings
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Roman Britain and Early England, 55 BC-AD871 (A history of England, #1)
Roman Britain and Early England, 55 BC-AD871 (A history of England, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 165 ratings
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A History of the Ostrogoths
A History of the Ostrogoths 3.56 avg rating — 50 ratings
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The Gothic History of Jordanes
The Gothic History of Jordanes 3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings
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History of the Goths
History of the Goths 3.76 avg rating — 144 ratings
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The Later Roman Empire 284-602: A Social, Economic & Administrative Survey
The Later Roman Empire 284-602: A Social, Economic & Administrative Survey 4.46 avg rating — 50 ratings
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The Provinces of the Roman Empire
The Provinces of the Roman Empire 3.88 avg rating — 34 ratings
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History of the Wars, Books 1-6
History of the Wars, Books 1-6
by: Procopius
4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings
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The Merovingian Kingdoms 450 – 751
The Merovingian Kingdoms 450 – 751 3.58 avg rating — 85 ratings
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Ruling the Later Roman Empire
Ruling the Later Roman Empire 3.59 avg rating — 27 ratings
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Hadrian's Wall
Hadrian's Wall 3.67 avg rating — 106 ratings
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Aetius: Attila's Nemesis
Aetius: Attila's Nemesis 4.07 avg rating — 136 ratings
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An Age of Tyrants
An Age of Tyrants 4.14 avg rating — 66 ratings
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Stilicho: The Vandal Who Saved Rome
Stilicho: The Vandal Who Saved Rome 4.12 avg rating — 132 ratings
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Narses, Hammer of the Goths: The Life and Times of Narses the Eunuch
Narses, Hammer of the Goths: The Life and Times of Narses the Eunuch 3.71 avg rating — 17 ratings
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If Rome Hadn't Fallen: How the Survival of Rome Might Have Changed World History
If Rome Hadn't Fallen: How the Survival of Rome Might Have Changed World History 2.96 avg rating — 69 ratings
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The Ruin of the Roman Empire: A New History
The Ruin of the Roman Empire: A New History 3.53 avg rating — 480 ratings
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Byzantine Matters
Byzantine Matters 3.55 avg rating — 114 ratings
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In the Shadow of the Sword: The Birth of Islam and the Rise of the Global Arab Empire
In the Shadow of the Sword: The Birth of Islam and the Rise of the Global Arab Empire 3.90 avg rating — 5,311 ratings
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Ecclesiastical Factionalism and Religious Controversy in Fifth-Century Gaul
Ecclesiastical Factionalism and Religious Controversy in Fifth-Century Gaul liked it 3.00 avg rating — 4 ratings
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The Cambridge Ancient History, Volume 12: The Crisis of Empire, A.D. 193-337
The Cambridge Ancient History, Volume 12: The Crisis of Empire, A.D. 193-337 3.83 avg rating — 18 ratings
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Britain after Rome: The Fall and Rise, 400 to 1070
Britain after Rome: The Fall and Rise, 400 to 1070 4.01 avg rating — 481 ratings
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The Ecclesiastical History of Sozomen: From AD 324 to AD 425
The Ecclesiastical History of Sozomen: From AD 324 to AD 425 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings
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Ruricius of Limoges and Friends: A Collection of Letters from Visigothic Gaul (Translated Texts for Historians, 30) (Volume 30)
Ruricius of Limoges and Friends: A Collection of Letters from Visigothic Gaul (Translated Texts for Historians, 30) (Volume 30) 3.45 avg rating — 11 ratings
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Die Langobarden: Archäologie und Geschichte
Die Langobarden: Archäologie und Geschichte liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
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The Dialogues of Saint Gregory the Great (Christian Roman Empire Series)
The Dialogues of Saint Gregory the Great (Christian Roman Empire Series) 4.09 avg rating — 74 ratings
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The Roman Empire at Bay: AD 180-395
The Roman Empire at Bay: AD 180-395 4.28 avg rating — 69 ratings
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Galla Placidia Augusta
Galla Placidia Augusta 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings
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The Cambridge Ancient History, Volume 14: Late Antiquity: Empire and Successors, A.D. 425-600
The Cambridge Ancient History, Volume 14: Late Antiquity: Empire and Successors, A.D. 425-600 4.29 avg rating — 17 ratings
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The Life of the Blessed Emperor Constantine: From 306 to AD 337 (Christian Roman Empire Series, 8)
The Life of the Blessed Emperor Constantine: From 306 to AD 337 (Christian Roman Empire Series, 8) 3.59 avg rating — 159 ratings
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The Visigoths from the Migration Period to the Seventh Century: An Ethnographic Perspective (Studies in Historical Archaeoethnology) (Volume 4)
The Visigoths from the Migration Period to the Seventh Century: An Ethnographic Perspective (Studies in Historical Archaeoethnology) (Volume 4) 3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings
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Byzantium and the Early Islamic Conquests
Byzantium and the Early Islamic Conquests 3.48 avg rating — 40 ratings
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The Ecclesiastical History of Evagrius: A History of the Church from AD 431 to AD 594 (Christian Roman Empire Series, 5)
The Ecclesiastical History of Evagrius: A History of the Church from AD 431 to AD 594 (Christian Roman Empire Series, 5) 3.85 avg rating — 13 ratings
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The Reign Of Heraclius (610-641): Crisis And Confrontation
The Reign Of Heraclius (610-641): Crisis And Confrontation 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings
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The Life of Saint Augustine: A Translation of the Sancti Augustini Vita by Possidius, Bishop of Calama (Christian Roman Empire Series)
The Life of Saint Augustine: A Translation of the Sancti Augustini Vita by Possidius, Bishop of Calama (Christian Roman Empire Series)
by: Possidius
3.93 avg rating — 29 ratings
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Justinian
Justinian 3.80 avg rating — 235 ratings
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History of the Wars, Volume I: Books 1-2
History of the Wars, Volume I: Books 1-2
by: Procopius
4.10 avg rating — 218 ratings
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Belisarius: The Last Roman General
Belisarius: The Last Roman General 3.85 avg rating — 368 ratings
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Heraclius, Emperor of Byzantium
Heraclius, Emperor of Byzantium 3.91 avg rating — 54 ratings
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On Buildings
On Buildings
by: Procopius
3.74 avg rating — 54 ratings
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The Early Germans
The Early Germans 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings
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Rome and Persia in Late Antiquity: Neighbours and Rivals
Rome and Persia in Late Antiquity: Neighbours and Rivals 3.81 avg rating — 36 ratings
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History of the Wars, Volume IV. Books 6.16-7.35 Gothic War
History of the Wars, Volume IV. Books 6.16-7.35 Gothic War
by: Procopius
4.21 avg rating — 57 ratings
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Britannia - The Failed State: Tribal Conflict and the End of Roman Britain
Britannia - The Failed State: Tribal Conflict and the End of Roman Britain 3.85 avg rating — 26 ratings
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The Chronicle of Theophanes: Anni mundi 6095-6305 (A.D. 602-813) (The Middle Ages Series)
The Chronicle of Theophanes: Anni mundi 6095-6305 (A.D. 602-813) (The Middle Ages Series) 3.78 avg rating — 67 ratings
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Die Voelkerwanderung: Eruopa zwischen Antike und Mittelalter.Archaeologie in Deutschland Sonderheft 2005
Die Voelkerwanderung: Eruopa zwischen Antike und Mittelalter.Archaeologie in Deutschland Sonderheft 2005 liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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The History of Theophylact Simocatta: An English Translation with Introduction
The History of Theophylact Simocatta: An English Translation with Introduction 4.20 avg rating — 15 ratings
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The Visigoths in the Time of Ulfila
The Visigoths in the Time of Ulfila really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings
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Die Hunnen: Ein Reitervolk in Europa
Die Hunnen: Ein Reitervolk in Europa liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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The Life of Saint Simeon Stylites: A Translation of the Syriac Text in Bedjam's Acta Martyrum Et Sanctorum, vol. 4 (Christian Roman Empire Series, 7)
The Life of Saint Simeon Stylites: A Translation of the Syriac Text in Bedjam's Acta Martyrum Et Sanctorum, vol. 4 (Christian Roman Empire Series, 7) 3.58 avg rating — 12 ratings
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The Chronicle of John, Bishop of Nikiu: Translated from Zotenberg's Ethiopic Text
The Chronicle of John, Bishop of Nikiu: Translated from Zotenberg's Ethiopic Text 3.62 avg rating — 8 ratings
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Everyday life of the barbarians: Goths, Franks and Vandals;
Everyday life of the barbarians: Goths, Franks and Vandals; 3.83 avg rating — 24 ratings
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