The Resource Chronicles of the barbarians : firsthand accounts of pillage and conquest from the ancient world to the fall of Constantinople, edited by David Willis McCullough
Chronicles of the barbarians : firsthand accounts of pillage and conquest from the ancient world to the fall of Constantinople, edited by David Willis McCullough
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- Summary
- Firsthand accounts of barbarian invaders from Herodotus (d. 424 B.C.) to the fall of Constantinople (1553). Scythians, Huns, Vandals, Mongols, Turks are seen through the same of fear, ignorance and bias
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xxiv, 392 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Note
- Maps on lining papers
- Contents
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- A Barbarian Chronology
- I. Barbarians on the Landscape. from Geography, A.D. 24 / Strabo
- II. The Greeks' Barbarians. "Scythians and Thracians," 424 B.C. / Herodotus
- III. Rome Encounters the Celts. "Romans and Celts Battle in Umbria," ca. 390 B.C. / Diodorus Siculus. "The Celts Enter Rome," ca. 390 B.C. / Livy. "The Early Celtic
- Roman Wars," 225 B.C. / Polybius
- IV. Gaul. "On the Gauls," 58 B.C. / Julius Caesar. "On the People and Customs of Gaul," ca. 50 B.C. / Diodorus Siculus. "Border Battles," 55 B.C. / Julius Caesar
- V. Germany. "On the Germans," 55 B.C. / Julius Caesar. Germania, A.D. 98 / Tacitus
- VI. Britain. "The First Invasion of Britain," 55 B.C. / Julius Caesar. "The People and Customs of Britain," ca. 50 B.C. / Diodorus Siculus. "A Battle Between Romans and Caledonians in Southern Scotland," ca. A.D. 80 / Tacitus
- VII. The Goths Turn South to Rome. "The Gothic Invasion and the Battle of Hadrianople," A.D. 378 / Ammianus Marcellinus. "Alaric Sacks Rome," A.D. 410 / Procopius. "The Death and Funeral of Alaric" / Edward Gibbon
- VIII. The Huns. "The Huns," ca. A.D. 400 / Claudian. "Negotiating and Dining with Attila," A.D. 449 / Priscus. "A Goth's Biography of Attila," A.D. 551 / Jordanes
- IX. The Vandals. from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire / Edward Gibbon
- X. The Vikings. "The Battle of Maldon," 991. "Viking Raids," from The Annals of St. Bertin, 843-859. "Viking Raids," from The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, 994-1016. "A Viking Funeral," 922 / Ibn Fadlan. "The Beastly Eruli," ca. 560 / Procopius
- XI. Ireland. "The Customs of the Irish," 1185 / Geraldus Cambrensis. "Bricriu's Feast and the War of Words of the Women of Ulster," from Cuchulain of Muirthemne, 12th Century
- XII. Genghis Khan. from The History of the World Conqueror, 1260 / Juvaini. "Some Incidents During Genghis's War with the Tatars," from The Secret History of the Mongols, 13th Century
- XIII. Mongols and Tartars. from The Tartar Relation, 1247 / C. de Bridia. From The Chronicle of Novgorod, 1224-1259. from Chronicles, 1240-1243 / Matthew Paris
- XIV. Tamerlane. from The Life of Timur, 15th Century / Ahmed ibn Mohammed Ibn' Arabshah. from Travels and Bondage, ca. 1430 / Johann Schiltberger
- XV. The Crusades: Infidel Against Infidel. "Pope Urban II Calls for a Crusade," 1095 / Robert the Monk. "The Capture of Jerusalem," 1099 / Anonymous Norman Knight / Raymond, Canon of Le Puy. "Encounters with Crusaders in Syria," ca. 1150 / Usamah ibn-Murshid. "The Fall of Constantinople," 1453 / Doukas
- Epilogue. "At the Gates of Hadrianople," 1453 / Doukas
- Isbn
- 9780812930825
- Label
- Chronicles of the barbarians : firsthand accounts of pillage and conquest from the ancient world to the fall of Constantinople
- Title
- Chronicles of the barbarians
- Title remainder
- firsthand accounts of pillage and conquest from the ancient world to the fall of Constantinople
- Statement of responsibility
- edited by David Willis McCullough
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Firsthand accounts of barbarian invaders from Herodotus (d. 424 B.C.) to the fall of Constantinople (1553). Scythians, Huns, Vandals, Mongols, Turks are seen through the same of fear, ignorance and bias
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- Dewey number
- 930
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- D104
- LC item number
- .C55 1998
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- McCullough, David W
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- History, Ancient
- Middle Ages
- Migrations of nations
- History, Ancient
- Middle Ages
- Migrations of nations
- Label
- Chronicles of the barbarians : firsthand accounts of pillage and conquest from the ancient world to the fall of Constantinople, edited by David Willis McCullough
- Note
- Maps on lining papers
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- A Barbarian Chronology -- I. Barbarians on the Landscape. from Geography, A.D. 24 / Strabo -- II. The Greeks' Barbarians. "Scythians and Thracians," 424 B.C. / Herodotus -- III. Rome Encounters the Celts. "Romans and Celts Battle in Umbria," ca. 390 B.C. / Diodorus Siculus. "The Celts Enter Rome," ca. 390 B.C. / Livy. "The Early Celtic -- Roman Wars," 225 B.C. / Polybius -- IV. Gaul. "On the Gauls," 58 B.C. / Julius Caesar. "On the People and Customs of Gaul," ca. 50 B.C. / Diodorus Siculus. "Border Battles," 55 B.C. / Julius Caesar -- V. Germany. "On the Germans," 55 B.C. / Julius Caesar. Germania, A.D. 98 / Tacitus -- VI. Britain. "The First Invasion of Britain," 55 B.C. / Julius Caesar. "The People and Customs of Britain," ca. 50 B.C. / Diodorus Siculus. "A Battle Between Romans and Caledonians in Southern Scotland," ca. A.D. 80 / Tacitus -- VII. The Goths Turn South to Rome. "The Gothic Invasion and the Battle of Hadrianople," A.D. 378 / Ammianus Marcellinus. "Alaric Sacks Rome," A.D. 410 / Procopius. "The Death and Funeral of Alaric" / Edward Gibbon -- VIII. The Huns. "The Huns," ca. A.D. 400 / Claudian. "Negotiating and Dining with Attila," A.D. 449 / Priscus. "A Goth's Biography of Attila," A.D. 551 / Jordanes -- IX. The Vandals. from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire / Edward Gibbon -- X. The Vikings. "The Battle of Maldon," 991. "Viking Raids," from The Annals of St. Bertin, 843-859. "Viking Raids," from The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, 994-1016. "A Viking Funeral," 922 / Ibn Fadlan. "The Beastly Eruli," ca. 560 / Procopius -- XI. Ireland. "The Customs of the Irish," 1185 / Geraldus Cambrensis. "Bricriu's Feast and the War of Words of the Women of Ulster," from Cuchulain of Muirthemne, 12th Century -- XII. Genghis Khan. from The History of the World Conqueror, 1260 / Juvaini. "Some Incidents During Genghis's War with the Tatars," from The Secret History of the Mongols, 13th Century -- XIII. Mongols and Tartars. from The Tartar Relation, 1247 / C. de Bridia. From The Chronicle of Novgorod, 1224-1259. from Chronicles, 1240-1243 / Matthew Paris -- XIV. Tamerlane. from The Life of Timur, 15th Century / Ahmed ibn Mohammed Ibn' Arabshah. from Travels and Bondage, ca. 1430 / Johann Schiltberger -- XV. The Crusades: Infidel Against Infidel. "Pope Urban II Calls for a Crusade," 1095 / Robert the Monk. "The Capture of Jerusalem," 1099 / Anonymous Norman Knight / Raymond, Canon of Le Puy. "Encounters with Crusaders in Syria," ca. 1150 / Usamah ibn-Murshid. "The Fall of Constantinople," 1453 / Doukas -- Epilogue. "At the Gates of Hadrianople," 1453 / Doukas
- Control code
- ocm39078855
- Dimensions
- 27 cm
- Extent
- xxiv, 392 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780812930825
- Lccn
- 98020314
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
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- Other physical details
- color illustrations
- Specific material designation
- regular print
- System control number
- (OCoLC)39078855
- Label
- Chronicles of the barbarians : firsthand accounts of pillage and conquest from the ancient world to the fall of Constantinople, edited by David Willis McCullough
- Note
- Maps on lining papers
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- A Barbarian Chronology -- I. Barbarians on the Landscape. from Geography, A.D. 24 / Strabo -- II. The Greeks' Barbarians. "Scythians and Thracians," 424 B.C. / Herodotus -- III. Rome Encounters the Celts. "Romans and Celts Battle in Umbria," ca. 390 B.C. / Diodorus Siculus. "The Celts Enter Rome," ca. 390 B.C. / Livy. "The Early Celtic -- Roman Wars," 225 B.C. / Polybius -- IV. Gaul. "On the Gauls," 58 B.C. / Julius Caesar. "On the People and Customs of Gaul," ca. 50 B.C. / Diodorus Siculus. "Border Battles," 55 B.C. / Julius Caesar -- V. Germany. "On the Germans," 55 B.C. / Julius Caesar. Germania, A.D. 98 / Tacitus -- VI. Britain. "The First Invasion of Britain," 55 B.C. / Julius Caesar. "The People and Customs of Britain," ca. 50 B.C. / Diodorus Siculus. "A Battle Between Romans and Caledonians in Southern Scotland," ca. A.D. 80 / Tacitus -- VII. The Goths Turn South to Rome. "The Gothic Invasion and the Battle of Hadrianople," A.D. 378 / Ammianus Marcellinus. "Alaric Sacks Rome," A.D. 410 / Procopius. "The Death and Funeral of Alaric" / Edward Gibbon -- VIII. The Huns. "The Huns," ca. A.D. 400 / Claudian. "Negotiating and Dining with Attila," A.D. 449 / Priscus. "A Goth's Biography of Attila," A.D. 551 / Jordanes -- IX. The Vandals. from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire / Edward Gibbon -- X. The Vikings. "The Battle of Maldon," 991. "Viking Raids," from The Annals of St. Bertin, 843-859. "Viking Raids," from The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, 994-1016. "A Viking Funeral," 922 / Ibn Fadlan. "The Beastly Eruli," ca. 560 / Procopius -- XI. Ireland. "The Customs of the Irish," 1185 / Geraldus Cambrensis. "Bricriu's Feast and the War of Words of the Women of Ulster," from Cuchulain of Muirthemne, 12th Century -- XII. Genghis Khan. from The History of the World Conqueror, 1260 / Juvaini. "Some Incidents During Genghis's War with the Tatars," from The Secret History of the Mongols, 13th Century -- XIII. Mongols and Tartars. from The Tartar Relation, 1247 / C. de Bridia. From The Chronicle of Novgorod, 1224-1259. from Chronicles, 1240-1243 / Matthew Paris -- XIV. Tamerlane. from The Life of Timur, 15th Century / Ahmed ibn Mohammed Ibn' Arabshah. from Travels and Bondage, ca. 1430 / Johann Schiltberger -- XV. The Crusades: Infidel Against Infidel. "Pope Urban II Calls for a Crusade," 1095 / Robert the Monk. "The Capture of Jerusalem," 1099 / Anonymous Norman Knight / Raymond, Canon of Le Puy. "Encounters with Crusaders in Syria," ca. 1150 / Usamah ibn-Murshid. "The Fall of Constantinople," 1453 / Doukas -- Epilogue. "At the Gates of Hadrianople," 1453 / Doukas
- Control code
- ocm39078855
- Dimensions
- 27 cm
- Extent
- xxiv, 392 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780812930825
- Lccn
- 98020314
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- color illustrations
- Specific material designation
- regular print
- System control number
- (OCoLC)39078855
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