{"product_id":"2940170576159","title":"The Inheritance of Rome: Illuminating the Dark Ages 400-1000","description":"\u003cp\u003ePrizewinning historian Chris Wickham defies the conventional view of the Dark Ages in European history with a work of remarkable scope and rigorous yet accessible scholarship. Drawing on a wealth of new material and featuring a thoughtful synthesis of historical and archaeological approaches, Wickham argues that these centuries were critical in the formulation of European identity. Far from being a middle period between more significant epochs, this age has much to tell us in its own right about the progress of culture and the development of political thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSweeping in its breadth, Wickham's incisive history focuses on a world still profoundly shaped by Rome, which encompassed the remarkable Byzantine, Carolingian, and Ottonian empires, and peoples ranging from Goths, Franks, and Vandals to Arabs, Anglo-Saxons, and Vikings. Digging deep into each culture, Wickham constructs a vivid portrait of a vast and varied world stretching from Ireland to Constantinople, the Baltic to the Mediterranean. \u003ci\u003eThe Inheritance of Rome\u003c\/i\u003e brilliantly presents a fresh understanding of the crucible in which Europe would ultimately be created.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tantor Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47179409162480,"sku":"2940170576159","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170576159_p0.jpg?v=1763713143","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170576159","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}