Macmullen, Ramsey — Corruption and the Decline of Rome

New Haven, Connecticut, Yale University Press, 1988. Second Printing. Softcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Big, tall, tightly bound trade paperback, glossy card-stock wraps. From the publisher blurb, "A radical rethinking of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire, with resonance for today "It is a seductive thesis, told with brio and all the guarantees of scholarship."-The Economist Prominent historian Ramsay MacMullen here offers a new perspective on the decline and fall of Rome. MacMullen argues that a key factor in Rome's fall was the steady loss of focus and control over government as its aims were thwarted for private gain by high-ranking bureaucrats and military leaders. Written in an informal and lively style, his book-the culmination of years of research and thoughtful analysis-provides a fascinating, fresh line of investigation and shows convincingly that the decline of Rome was a gradual, insidious process rather than a climactic event." Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. xii, 1-319 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Near Fine