Look upon my works, ye mighty, and despair
The fall of Rome in collapse theory
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 17645469 |
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| Authors | Ronald Ross (University of Sheffield, corresponding author), Ronald A Ross |
| Year | 1993 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 1993-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | NEXUS The Canadian Student Journal of Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0707-3771 • E-ISSN: 0707-3771 |
| Publisher | McMaster University Library (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.15173/nexus.v11i1.141 |
| OpenAlex | W202578518 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 12 |
Several recent works have attempted to deal with the collapse of all past state societies, including the Western Roman Empire, as specific instances of a universal systemic phenomenon. These works all subscribe to a common list of characteristics of collapse, emphasizing poverty and discontinuity. This article examines the historical genesis of the concept of the fall of the Roman Empire, and modern scholarship on the Late Antique·Early Medieval transition. The 'trait list' of collapse is shown not to apply to the 'fall' of Rome
Ancient history · Antique · Empire · Epistemology · Fall of man · Phenomenon · Political science · Politics · Roman Empire · Scholarship · Byzantine Studies and History · Classics · Computer Science · History · Law · Philosophy
The first urban Christians
Pre-capitalist modes of production
The class struggle in the ancient Greek world
The changing landscape of South Etruria
The Dissolution of the Roman Empire
The Last Years of Teotihuacan Dominance
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Chronicle into History
Ianula
Three Bells of Civilization
The End of the Ancient Cities of the Indus
| Highly cited | No |
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