Barbarian Tides: The Migration Age And the Later Roman Empire (Middle Ages Series): Books: Walter Goffart- August 11, 2006 Amazon.com:"The Migration Age is still envisioned as an onrush of expansionary 'Germans' pouring unwanted into the Roman Empire and subjecting it to pressures so great that its western parts collapsed under the weight. Further developing the themes set forth in his classic Barbarians and Romans, Walter Goffart dismantles this grand narrative, shaking the barbarians of late antiquity out of this 'Germanic' setting and reimagining the role of foreigners in the Later Roman Empire.The Empire was...http://uoregon.edu/~mharrsch/2006/08/barbarian-tides-migration-age-and.html In Search of a Homeland: The Story of the Aeneid: Books: Penelope Lively,Ian Andrew- August 11, 2006 Amazon.com: "The fall of Troy, the wanderings of Aeneas, the descent into the underworld these phrases from Virgils seminal story continue to resonate more than 2,000 years after he wrote it, and Penelope Lively retells this timeless tale with pitch-perfect pacing, poignancy, and drama. The story begins with Aeneas escaping from the sacked city of Troy with his son and father and an important task given by his mother, Venus: He must find a new home for his people. Readers accompany him on his.http://uoregon.edu/~mharrsch/2006/08/in-search-of-homeland-story-of-aeneid.html The Afghan Campaign: A novel: Books: Steven Pressfield- August 11, 2006 Amazon.com: "In words that might have been ripped from todays combat dispatches, Steven Pressfield, the bestselling novelist of ancient warfare, returns with a riveting historical novel that re-creates Alexander the Greats invasion of the Afghan kingdoms in 330 B.C., a campaign that eerily foreshadows the tactics, terrors, and frustrations of contemporary conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.Narrated by Matthias, a young infantryman in Alexanders army, The Afghan Campaign explores the challenges,..http://uoregon.edu/~mharrsch/2006/08/afghan-campaign-novel-books-steven.html |