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The Empire Stops Here (Record no. 575845)
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| fixed length control field | 01885nam a2200169Ia 4500 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9781845950033 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 937.06 |
| Item number | PAR |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Parker, Philip |
| 245 #4 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The Empire Stops Here |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Name of publisher | Random House |
| Year of publication | 2010 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | 690 pages |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | The Roman Empire was the largest and most enduring of the ancient world. From its zenith under Augustus and Trajan in the first century AD to its decline and fall amidst the barbarian invasions of the fifth century the Empire guarded and maintained a frontier that stretched for 5 000 kilometres from Carlisle to Cologne from Augsburg to Antioch and from Aswan to the Atlantic. Far from being at the periphery of the Roman world the frontier played a crucial role in making and breaking emperors creating vibrant and astonishingly diverse societies along its course which pulsed with energy while the centre became enfeebled and sluggish. This remarkable new book traces the course of those frontiers visiting all its astonishing sites from Hadrian's Wall in the north of Britain to the desert cities of Palmyra and Leptis Magna. It tells the fascinating stories of the men and women who lived and fought along it from Alaric the Goth who descended from the Danube to sack Rome in 410 to Zenobia the desert queen who almost snatched the entire eastern provinces from Rome in the third century. It is at their edges in time and geographical extent that societies reveal their true nature constantly seeking to recreate and renew themselves. In this examination of the places that the mighty Roman Empire stopped expanding Philip Parker reveals how and why the Empire endured for so long as well as describing the rich and complex architectural and cultural legacy which it has bequeathed to us. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | History |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | English Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Full call number | Accession Number | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Anna Centenary Library | Anna Centenary Library | 7TH FLOOR, B WING | 14.07.2025 | 937.06 PAR | 338101 | 14.07.2025 | English Books |