The Inheritance of Rome, Chris Wickham
The Inheritance of Rome, Chris Wickham
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The Inheritance of Rome
Illuminating the Dark Ages 400-1000

Author: Chris Wickham

Narrator: James Cameron Stewart

Unabridged: 32 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 07/10/2018

Synopsis

Prizewinning historian Chris Wickham defies the conventional view of the Dark Ages in European history with a work of remarkable scope and rigorous yet accessible scholarship. Drawing on a wealth of new material and featuring a thoughtful synthesis of historical and archaeological approaches, Wickham argues that these centuries were critical in the formulation of European identity. Far from being a middle period between more significant epochs, this age has much to tell us in its own right about the progress of culture and the development of political thought.

Sweeping in its breadth, Wickham's incisive history focuses on a world still profoundly shaped by Rome, which encompassed the remarkable Byzantine, Carolingian, and Ottonian empires, and peoples ranging from Goths, Franks, and Vandals to Arabs, Anglo-Saxons, and Vikings. Digging deep into each culture, Wickham constructs a vivid portrait of a vast and varied world stretching from Ireland to Constantinople, the Baltic to the Mediterranean. The Inheritance of Rome brilliantly presents a fresh understanding of the crucible in which Europe would ultimately be created.

About Chris Wickham

Chris Wickham is Chichele Professor of Medieval History at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of All Souls College. His book Framing the Middle Ages won the Wolfson Prize, the Deutscher Memorial Prize, and the James Henry Breasted Prize of the American Historical Association.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Justin

Just to be clear: Chris Wickham does not believe that he can explain anything. He repeats this over and over, so you'll not get the wrong idea. Let's be very, very clear: nothing in history is 'inevitable,' everything is 'contingent,' and we'd be fools to write history with our hindsight. Nope, we s......more

Goodreads review by Dan

The Roman Empire conquered Europe unchecked until it met the Germanic tribes beyond the Rhine. First, the Germans halted the Roman advance with Arminius’ victory in the Teutoberg Forest. Then, rampaging hordes of Germanic tribes swept across the whole of Europe, tearing down the decadant Empire as......more

Goodreads review by Clif

Early in the book the author says, “This book intends to be comprehensible to people who know nothing about the period, a period that has few household names for a wider public, and it takes little for granted.” I’ll grant that the book’s text does not have the opacity found in much academic writing......more

Goodreads review by Ozymandias

A Really Good Book That Can Be Challenging to Read This is a challenging book to read. There is so much information crammed into every page that you have to read slowly or you'll miss something. And there are 550 pages of this. Having the information crammed so tight doesn't exactly make for an engag......more

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