Adrian Goldsworthy
Autore di Caesar : Life of a Colossus
Sull'Autore
Adrian Goldsworthy is an award-winning historian of the classical world. He is the author of numerous books about ancient Rome, including Hadrian's Wall, Caesar, How Rome Fell, Pax Romana, and Augustus. Goldsworthy lives in South Wales.
Serie
Opere di Adrian Goldsworthy
Opere correlate
The Cambridge History of Greek and Roman Warfare: Volume 2, Rome from the Late Republic to the Late Empire (2007) — Collaboratore — 50 copie
MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History — Autumn 2008 (2008) — Author "Can the Counters Be Counted On?" — 11 copie
MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History — Summer 2007 (2007) — Author "Caesar's Triumph in Gaul" — 8 copie
MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History — Spring 2003 (2003) — Author "Reassessing Caesar's Generalship" — 7 copie
MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History — Winter 2010 (2009) — Author "Rome's Disgrace at Adrianople" — 6 copie
Alejandro Magno (I) : De Pella a Issos (Desperta Ferro Antigua y Medieval 27) — Collaboratore — 2 copie
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Informazioni generali
- Nome canonico
- Goldsworthy, Adrian
- Nome legale
- Goldsworthy, Adrian Keith
- Data di nascita
- 1969
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- UK
- Luogo di nascita
- Cardiff, Wales, UK
- Luogo di residenza
- Penarth, Wales, UK
- Istruzione
- Oxford University (St. John's College)
Westbourne School, Penarth, Wales
Stanwell Comprehensive School - Attività lavorative
- Junior research fellow
Lecturer (university)
Historian
Author - Organizzazioni
- Hadrianic Society
- Agente
- Georgina Capel
- Breve biografia
- Adrian Keith Goldsworthy (born 1969) is a British historian and author who specialises in ancient Roman history.
Utenti
Discussioni
Adrian Goldsworthy in Ancient History (Settembre 2010)
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 40
- Opere correlate
- 7
- Utenti
- 7,613
- Popolarità
- #3,210
- Voto
- 4.0
- Recensioni
- 132
- ISBN
- 284
- Lingue
- 17
- Preferito da
- 23
In order to better understand the merits of this new treatise on the fall of Roman Empire, it only makes sense to contrast it with Gibbon’s piece de resistance, which arguably has remained eminent even after 250 years.
Where Gibbon’s detached, neutral style anticipated in many ways modern scientific writing, his interspersed moralism was reminiscent of the great ancient historians.
Conforming to contemporary practice, Goldsworthy’s work is devoid of aphorisms and moral lessons.
However, what matters most is that How Rome Fell -Death of a Superpower can be seen as an important addition to Gibbons work.
Goldsworthy’s work injects many up-to-date facts and ideas from newly gathered archeological data but never claims the data to be complete. Therefore, even though Goldsworthy has a clearly defined thesis, he is always realistic enough to point at optional interpretations of the limited data available. In the end, this reader realizes that we know much less about certain eras of history than we have been led to believe. Adrian Goldsworthy’s work, unlike others, does not veil this very important fact, and it manages to make careful and very educated extrapolations utilizing a blend of common sense, awareness of human nature and the accumulated archeological discoveries since Gibbons era.… (altro)