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The essays collected in this book present the first comprehensive appreciation of The Fall of the Roman Empire from historical, historiographical, and cinematic perspectives. The book also provides the principal classical sources on the period. It is a companion to Gladiator: Film and History (Blackwell, 2004) and Spartacus: Film and History (Blackwell, 2007) and completes a triad of scholarly studies on Hollywood's greatest films about Roman history.
- A critical re-evaluation of the 1964 epic film The Fall of the Roman Empire, directed by Anthony Mann, from historical, film-historical, and contemporary points of view
- Presents a collection of scholarly essays and classical sources on the period of Roman history that ancient and modern historians have considered to be the turning point toward the eventual fall of Rome
- Contains a short essay by director Anthony Mann
- Includes a map of the Roman Empire and film stills, as well as translations of the principal ancient sources, an extensive bibliography, and a chronology of events
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Praise for The Fall of the Roman Empire: Film and History
- Title page
- Copyright page
- List of Illustrations
- Notes on Contributors
- Editor’s Preface
- CHAPTER ONE: A Critical Appreciation of The Fall of the Roman Empire
- CHAPTER TWO: History, Ancient and Modern, in The Fall of the Roman Empire
- CHAPTER THREE: Marcus Aurelius: The Empire over Himself
- CHAPTER FOUR: Was Commodus Really That Bad?
- CHAPTER FIVE: East and West in The Fall of the Roman Empire
- CHAPTER SIX: Empire Demolition
- CHAPTER SEVEN: Excerpts from the American Souvenir Program of The Fall of the Roman Empire
- CHAPTER EIGHT: Edward Gibbon and The Fall of the Roman Empire
- CHAPTER NINE: Fact, Fiction, and the Feeling of History
- CHAPTER TEN: Peace and Power in The Fall of the Roman Empire
- CHAPTER ELEVEN: The Politics of The Fall of the Roman Empire
- CHAPTER TWELVE: Excerpts from Edward Gibbon
- The Chief Ancient Sources on Marcus Aurelius
- Chronology: The Roman Empire at the Time of Marcus Aurelius
- Bibliography
- Supplemental Images
- Index