HistoryBook · 2009
The Inheritance of Rome
Chris Wickham
Wickham covers Europe and the Mediterranean from 400 to 1000 in five parts, taking in the Roman collapse, the post-Roman west, Byzantium and the Arab empires, the Carolingians and their successors, and the shape of aristocratic and peasant life. The link is the Penguin reprint of the 2009 Viking edition.
Why you should read this
Part of the Penguin History of Europe series, this volume covers roughly 400 to 1000 CE and argues against the old decline narrative of the Dark Ages by tracing continuity and sharp regional variation across the post-Roman world. Best for readers wanting a scholarly synthesis rather than a narrative popular history.
- Field
- History
- Form
- Non-fiction
- Published
- 2009
- Themes
- Medieval HistoryHistoryContemporary
