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Escape from Rome: The Failure of Empire and the Road to Prosperity

by Walter Scheidel

The gripping story of how the end of the Roman Empire was the beginning of the modern world The fall of the Roman Empire has long been considered one of the greatest disasters in history. But in this groundbreaking book, Walter Scheidel argues that Rome’s dramatic collapse was actually the best thing that ever happened, clearing the path for Europe’s economi

Publisher

Princeton University Press

Publication date

2019

Format

Print edition

Pages

680

ISBN

9780691172187