Terry Jones' Barbarians
An Alternative Roman History
$57.13
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
1 August 2007
Summary
An entertaining rewriting of Roman history from the perspective of the ‘Barbarians’ - who weren’t really barbaric at all!
Terry Jones’ Barbarians takes a completely fresh approach to Roman history. Not only does it offer us 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 a…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780563539162 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 056353916X |
| Author: | Terry Jones, Alan Ereira |
| Publisher: | Ebury Publishing |
| Imprint: | BBC Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 1 August 2007 |
| Weight: | 239g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 127mm x 20mm |
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Critics Review
“I wish all historical books written by nonhistorians were so informed, and all books by historians so well written.”
I have enormously enjoyed this book - it is very lively and really does get to grips with perceptions of the Barbarians. It’s just what we need to readdress the balance and to put the Romans in their correct perspective. – Barry Cunliffe, Professor of European Archaeology, University of Oxford
Jones laces the latest academic research with his own increasingly avuncular humour. Who says history can’t be fun? In the hands of Professor Jones, how could it be anything else? – Observer
I wish all historical books written by non-historians were so informed, and all books by historians so well written. – Dr Walter Pohl, Head of the Institute for Medieval History Research, Vienna Academy of Sciences
About The Author
Terry Jones
Terry Jones
Terry Jones is best known as a member of Monty Python. He has written four books on medieval England: Chaucer’s Knight, the highly acclaimed Who Murdered Chaucer?, Crusades, and Terry Jones’ Medieval Lives, which accompanied a major television series he presented in 2004. He is also the author of several children’s books, including Fairy Tales and Fantastic Stories, The Knight and the Squire, and The Lady and the Squire.
Jones has directed several feature films, including Monty Python and the Holy Grail, The Life of Brian, The Meaning of Life, Personal Services, Erik the Viking, and The Wind in the Willows. He also presented the four-part television series Barbarians in 2006.
Alan Ereira
Alan Ereira has worked as an award-winning producer and writer of history programmes on radio and television for over 40 years. He has collaborated with Terry Jones for ten years on a number of historical films. His previous books include The People’s England, The Invergordon Mutiny, and The Heart of the World. He has also co-authored Crusades and Terry Jones’ Medieval Lives with Terry Jones.
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