A completely fresh approach to Roman history, this book not only offer
readers the chance to see the Romans from a non-Roman perspective, it
also reveals that most of those written off by the Romans as
uncivilized, savage, and barbaric were in fact organized, motivated, and
intelligent groups of people with no intentions of overthrowing Rome and
plundering its Empire. This fascinating study does away with the
propaganda and opens our eyes to who really established the civilized
world. Delving deep into history, Terry Jones and Alan Ereira uncover
the impressive cultural and technological achievements of the Celts,
Goths, Persians, and Vandals. In this new paperback edition, Terry and
Alan travel through 700 years of history on three continents, bringing
wit, irreverence, passion, and the very latest scholarship to transform
our view of the legacy of the Roman Empire and the creation of the
modern world.