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The Last Roman: Romulus Augustulus and the Decline of the West

The Last Roman: Romulus Augustulus and the Decline of the West

Adrian Murdoch

9780750944748

Alan Sutton


Biography: historical, political & military; History; European history; Ancient history: to c 500 CE

Hardback

224 pages

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The Last Roman is the only biography about Romulus Augustulus. It focuses on the personalities behind this powerful story and reveals the world into which Romulus was born - an empire that was about to die. Author Adrian Murdoch explores how Romulus's father Orestes, secretary to Attila the Hun, rose through the ranks to become kingmaker; how all was lost to another usurper in an Italy wracked with civil war; and how Romulus found peace at last, founding a monastery. This dramatic and poignant story of politics, decline and loss has inspired. Drawing on extensive new archaeological and historical research and using numerous contemporary sources, many translated for the first time since the nineteenth century, The Last Roman is the vivid story of an empire breathing its last.

By:   Adrian Murdoch
Imprint:   Alan Sutton
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 234mm,  Width: 234mm,  Spine: 156mm
ISBN:  

9780750944748


ISBN 10:   0750944749
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   February 2007
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Adrian Murdoch is a journalist specialising in history, business and geopolitical issues. His book The Last Pagan: Julian the Apostate and the Death of the Ancient World was published by Sutton in 2003 and in 2006 Sutton will publish his Rome's Greatest Defeat: Massacre in the Teutoburg Forest.

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