Romans and barbarians : the decline of the Western Empire /

Examines the fall of the Roman Empire in the West from the barbarian perspective and experience. Standard interpretations of the decline of the Roman Empire in the West view the barbarian invaders as destroyers. Thompson, however, argues that the relationship between the invaders and the invaded was far more complex than the common interpretation would suggest.Reprinted with a new foreword by F.M. Clover and J.H.W.G. Liebeschuetz. - Originally published: 1982.Includes bibliographical references and index.1. Introduction: Economic Warfare -- pt. I. Gaul. 2. The Settlement of the Barbarians in Southern Gaul. 3. The Visigoths from Fritigern to Euric -- pt. II. Italy. 4. A.D. 476 and After. 5. The Byzantine Conquest of Italy: Military Programs. 6. The Byzantine Conquest of Italy: Public Opinion -- pt. III. Noricum. 7. The End of Noricum -- pt. IV. Spain. 8. Hydatius and the Invasion of Spain. 9. The Suevic Kingdom of Galicia. 10. The Gothic Kingdom and the Dark Age of Spain. 11. Spain and Britain. 12. Barbarian Collaborators and Christians -- App. The Visigoths in Aquitaine: Why?Examines the fall of the Roman Empire in the West from the barbarian perspective and experience. Standard interpretations of the decline of the Roman Empire in the West view the barbarian invaders as destroyers. Thompson, however, argues that the relationship between the invaders and the invaded was far more complex than the common interpretation would suggest.Hollevoet, Yan