{"product_id":"9781405182232","title":"The Fall of the Roman Empire Film and History","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Fall of the Roman Empire\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFilm and History\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMartin M. Winkler\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Ancient \/ Rome\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThe essays collected in this book present the first comprehensive appreciation of \u003ci\u003eThe Fall of the Roman Empire\u003c\/i\u003e from historical, historiographical, and cinematic perspectives. The book also provides the principal classical sources on the period. It is a companion to \u003ci\u003eGladiator: Film and History\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell, 2004) and \u003ci\u003eSpartacus: Film and History\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell, 2007) and completes a triad of scholarly studies on Hollywood’s greatest films about Roman history.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA critical re-evaluation of the 1964 epic film \u003ci\u003eThe Fall of the Roman Empire,\u003c\/i\u003e directed by Anthony Mann\u003ci\u003e,\u003c\/i\u003e from historical, film-historical, and contemporary points of view\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents 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\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContains a short essay by director Anthony Mann\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes 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\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eMartin M. Winkler\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Classics at George Mason University. He is the editor of \u003ci\u003eGladiator\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell, 2004), \u003ci\u003eSpartacus\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell, 2007) and \u003ci\u003eTroy\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell, 2006) and the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Roman Salute \u003c\/i\u003e(2009) and \u003ci\u003eCinema and Classical Texts \u003c\/i\u003e(2009). He has also published numerous articles on Roman literature and filmic retellings of classical and medieval history and myth.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e27 April 2009\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405182232\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e352\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e25.92\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44380509110412,"sku":"9781405182232","price":51.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405182232_8cdab504-ee58-44b9-8311-de14a4fe3957.jpg?v=1780237715","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405182232","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}