The End of Empire, Christopher Kelly
The End of Empire, Christopher Kelly
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The End of Empire
Attila the Hun & the Fall of Rome

Author: Christopher Kelly

Narrator: Michael Page

Unabridged: 9 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 03/17/2020

Synopsis

History remembers Attila, the leader of the Huns, as the Romans perceived him: a savage barbarian brutally inflicting terror on whoever crossed his path. Following Attila and the Huns from the steppes of Kazakhstan to the court of Constantinople, Christopher Kelly portrays Attila in a compelling new light, uncovering an unlikely marriage proposal, a long-standing relationship with a treacherous Roman general, and a thwarted assassination plot. We see Attila as both a master warrior and an astute strategist whose rule was threatening but whose sudden loss of power was even more so. The End of Empire is an original exploration of the clash between empire and barbarity in the ancient world, full of contemporary resonance.

About Christopher Kelly

Christopher Kelly is a professor of ancient history and a fellow of Corpus Christi College at the University of Cambridge, where he received his PhD in classics. He was an editor of the Cambridge Classical Journal from 2000 to 2006; is currently editor of the Journal of Roman Studies; and is immediate past president of the Cambridge Philological Society.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Steve on July 23, 2010

Excellent. I'm not sure Kelly adds much more to the story, but he tells it well. Kelly does bring you up to date as far as what recent archaeology has brought to light, but it isn't much. The Huns were not some far eastern, "yellow menace," but beyond that, there's not a lot to go on. Kelly points o......more

Goodreads review by Bandit on August 24, 2014

An exhaustive exhausting at times historical account of a fascinating time in ancient history. This went well as a companion piece to the book on Caesar I've recently read. A great empire from its creation to its end, a behemoth so massive, it was unable to sustain itself. The book was interesting,......more

Goodreads review by Jonathan on April 03, 2017

Well done and well-researched history about Atilla the Hun and the end of the Western Roman Empire, but not without its flaws. Weird stylistic breaks happen throughout to go on page long tangents about archaeological discoveries, or how such and such Roman writer was a complete idiot. Also dips into......more

Goodreads review by Felic on March 19, 2024

There was a lot of killing involved and if you want to know more go read one of my written narrations.😅 After all it is ancient history.......more

Goodreads review by Riley on May 07, 2025

Started off as super hot fire and lost my interest a bit at the end. Attila was a crazy dude but so were the Romans.......more

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