{"product_id":"9780393072662","title":"The End of Empire: Attila the Hun \u0026 the Fall of Rome","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"A thoughtful and sophisticated account of a notoriously complicated and controversial period.\" —R. I. Moore, \u003cem\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistory remembers Attila, the leader of the Huns, as the Romans perceived him: a savage barbarian brutally inflicting terror on whoever crossed his path. Following Attila and the Huns from the steppes of Kazakhstan to the court of Constantinople, Christopher Kelly portrays Attila in a compelling new light, uncovering an unlikely marriage proposal, a long-standing relationship with a treacherous Roman general, and a thwarted assassination plot. We see Attila as both a master warrior and an astute strategist whose rule was threatening but whose sudden loss of power was even more so. \u003cem\u003eThe End of Empire\u003c\/em\u003e is an original exploration of the clash between empire and barbarity in the ancient world, full of contemporary resonance.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Norton, W. W. \u0026 Company, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47121466065136,"sku":"9780393072662","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780393072662_p0.jpg?v=1763696802","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780393072662","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}