The Northern Barbarians, 100B.C.-A.D.300 by Malcolm Todd
The early Germans were the most important people living outside the bounds of the Roman empire. This book examines the Germanic peoples from their first contact with the Mediterranean world to the beginnings of the migration which carried them over most of Europe. In contrast to the traditional view of the Germans, barbaric peoples who undermined and finally destroyed the civilization of the western Roman Empire, Malcolm Todd argues that they came not to overthrow, but to find their own place in a civilization which they were well equipped to join. The majority of the evidence which he brings to bear is archeological. His book presents an account of the early Germans as cultivated settlers and craftsmen who impressed with their skills and achievements as well as with the force of their numbers.
Malcolm Todd is an Emeritus Professor of Archaeology and former Principal of Trevelyan College in the University of Durham. He is the author interalia of 'The Northern Barbarians' (Second Edition, Blackwell Publishing, 1987) and 'Roman Britain' (Third Edition, Blackwell Publishing, 1999), editor of 'The Blackwell Companion to Roman Britain' (Blackwell Publishing, 2003) and a contributor to 'The Cambridge Ancient History' and 'Der Neue Pauly'.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780631151616 |
| ISBN 10 | 0631151613 |
| Title | The Northern Barbarians, 100B.C.-A.D.300 |
| Author | Malcolm Todd |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | John Wiley and Sons Ltd |
| Year published | 1987-09-10 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
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