Viggen 95 Report post Posted August 31, 2011 428 AD An Ordinary Year at the End of the Roman Empire by G. Traina Book Review by Ian Hughes The study of Late Antiquity always has to face up to one overriding factor: in 476 (the traditional date), the Western Empire of Rome ceased to exist. The difficulty with reading many books on the period is that the story and analysis revolves around this pivotal date. Analysis of events prior to 476 are seen in hindsight as leading to the Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ursus 6 Report post Posted August 31, 2011 Nice review. I had been curious about the book. But given the review, I don't think it is my cup of tea. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bryaxis Hecatee 16 Report post Posted August 31, 2011 I must say that while the french edition does indeed have end-notes instead of lower page notes, it does come with a full bibliography of 42 pages, index and 15 illustrations... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ludovicus 5 Report post Posted October 2, 2013 Two features of this book are its very readable translation from the Italian and its Eastern European sources, many of which are Armenian. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
