A Roman historian chronicles Rome on the brink of collapseAmmianus Marcellinus was the last great Roman historian; and his writings rank alongside those of Livy and Tacitus. The Later Roman Empire chronicles a period of twenty-five years during Marcellinus' own lifetime; covering the reigns of Constantius; Julian; Jovian; Valentinian I; and Valens; and providing eyewitness accounts of significant military events including the Battle of Strasbourg and the Goth's Revolt. Portraying a time of rapid and dramatic change; Marcellinus describes an Empire exhausted by excessive taxation; corruption; the financial ruin of the middle classes and the progressive decline in the morale of the army. In this magisterial depiction of the closing decades of the Roman Empire; we can see the seeds of events that were to lead to the fall of the city; just twenty years after Marcellinus' death.For more than seventy years; Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1;700 titles; Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors; as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
#163809 in Books Frederick Douglass 2003-02-04 2003-02-04Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 7.70 x .74 x 5.05l; .67 #File Name: 0140439188432 pagesMy Bondage and My Freedom
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. American Slavery a Cousing to Apartheid South AfricaBy KakarambaMy Bondage and My FreedomIt is startling that the experiences that Douglass refers to are exactly the same as what we experienced during apartheid here in South Africa. The life he relates to is not different from how the system here treated Blacks; as objects of cheap labour - only useful as long as they can work and not beyond. The deprivation of one's workers (or slaves) of as important a human needs as food; proper habitation and other basic natural rights are all distinguishing features of the two barbaric systems. Having read about slavery; and having experienced its cousin - apartheid; I have little doubt that architects of the latter were inspired by the former. The book also highlights the hypocrisy of perpetrators of both system in that there was a lot of justification of the two systems based on religion - Christianity. Encouraging though is the fact that we down here in the southern tip of Africa can draw a lot of inspiration from this great man. His writings tell me that with determination; we too can uproot the residue of the brutal system that has taken us back by so many decades.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy CustomerVery pleased with the book0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Ordered this for my summer class and I didn't open ...By CustomerOrdered this for my summer class and I didn't open it one bit but the condition and everything was good
