Arther Ferrill
Auteur de The Fall of the Roman Empire: The Military Explanation
A propos de l'auteur
Arther Ferrill is Professor of History at the University of Washington, Seattle
Œuvres de Arther Ferrill
Oeuvres associées
MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History — Autumn 1988 (1988) — Author "Alexander in India" The Battle at the Edge of the Earth" — 23 exemplaires
MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History — Summer 1989 (1989) — Author "Attila at Châlons" — 19 exemplaires
MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History — Autumn 1994 (1994) — Author "Rome's British Mistake" — 14 exemplaires
MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History — Autumn 1990 (1990) — Author "The Second-Oldest Profession" — 11 exemplaires
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom légal
- Ferrill, Arther Lee
- Date de naissance
- 1938-11-26
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- Enid, Oklahoma, USA
- Lieux de résidence
- Seattle, Washington, USA
- Études
- University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (PhD)
- Organisations
- American Historical Association
American Philological Association
Association of Ancient Historians
Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies
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Critiques
Prix et récompenses
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 4
- Aussi par
- 4
- Membres
- 495
- Popularité
- #49,936
- Évaluation
- 3.5
- Critiques
- 6
- ISBN
- 15
- Langues
- 2
The author provides helpful background and context for a better understanding of Caligula's early life and family strife, as well as his complex familial connections which led to his rise to power. I particularly enjoyed the author's straightforward evaluation of the evidence. While many modern historians craft unnecessarily complex explanations/justifications for Caligula's actions, this author takes the "Occam's Razor" approach and generally concludes that Caligula was simply a deranged megalomaniac. Whether or not you agree with his conclusion in that regard, the book as an interesting and informative read. Highly recommended.… (plus d'informations)