Invasion of Europe by the Barbarians John Bagnell Bury
John Bagnell Bury’s Invasion of Europe by the Barbarians takes the story of the fall of the Roman Empire and tells it from the barbarian point of view. This is not the normal perspective on the story, but it is a more positive way to look at it. After all, when the empire fell a lot of new states were created and each of them has its own story. So from this point of view Alaric, the first man to sack Rome, is seen as an ambitious and capable ruler who was just trying to get his share of the action. But this doesn’t detract from the drama of the story.
