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Corruption and the Decline of Rome (Paperback)By: MacMullen, Ramsay
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About This Book
Description
Ramsay MacMullen, Dunham Professor of History and classics at Yale, here offers a new perspective on the decline and fall of Rome. He argues that a key factor in the empire's military and administrative failures was a steady loss of control over government, as its aims and focus were thwarted for private gain by officials and military men at all ranks. The fruit of a decade of research and analysis presented in an informal and lively style, this book offers the first survey of just what evidence exists for the 'decline, ' and provides a fascinating, fresh line of explanation for the empire's most obvious inadequacies in the face of its economic and military challenges.Additional Product Information
- Format: Paperback
- Number of Pages: 331
- Publisher: Yale University Press
- Publication Date: July 1990
- Dimensions: 9.24"x6.10"x1.01" (LxWxH)
- ISBN: 0300047991
- ISBN-13: 9780300047998