{"product_id":"rome-in-the-dark-ages-9780760701362","title":"Rome in the Dark Ages","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRome in the Dark Ages\u003c\/strong\u003e by Peter Llewellyn. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780760701362.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter the removal of the last Western emperor from the Imperial throne in 476, Rome was catapulted into 500 years of war \u0026amp; confusion, a period characterized by repeated barbarian invasions, by political turmoil \u0026amp; doctrinal struggles between East \u0026amp; West, by the emergence of secular power beyond the Alps \u0026amp; by great changes in the role of the papacy. The authors analysis of the influences at work in Rome during this period includes the latest scholarly research on this obscure period. He draws on both contemporary chronicles \u0026amp; letters \u0026amp; modern sources to trace the ebb \u0026amp; flow of Roman history from the comparative peace of the Ostrogoth King Theodorics rule in the 5th century to the coronation of the Saxon King Otto as emperor in the 10th century, which ushered in a new era in Christian Europe. He presents a graphic picture of the devastation of Rome at the hands of successive waves of marauders.\nRome and the Ostrogoths\nThe Gothic Wars\nThe Rome of Gregory the Great\nThe Roman church and clergy\nRome and the Byzantine Empire\nRome of the pilgrims\nRome and the Lombards\nRome and the Franks\nRome and the Carolingian Empire\nRome and the Dynasts\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44966761267253,"sku":"ByrdShop_0760701369","price":53.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780760701362_39f42883-850a-45aa-b492-fe26e0da5e0d.jpg?v=1781395543","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/rome-in-the-dark-ages-9780760701362","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}