Arther Ferrill
Autor de La caída del Imperio Romano
Sobre El Autor
Arther Ferrill is Professor of History at the University of Washington, Seattle
Obras de Arther Ferrill
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Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Nombre legal
- Ferrill, Arther Lee
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1938-11-26
- Género
- male
- Nacionalidad
- USA
- Lugar de nacimiento
- Enid, Oklahoma, USA
- Lugares de residencia
- Seattle, Washington, USA
- Educación
- University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (PhD)
- Organizaciones
- American Historical Association
American Philological Association
Association of Ancient Historians
Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies
Miembros
Reseñas
Premios
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Estadísticas
- Obras
- 4
- También por
- 4
- Miembros
- 493
- Popularidad
- #50,127
- Valoración
- 3.5
- Reseñas
- 6
- ISBNs
- 15
- Idiomas
- 2
The author provides helpful background and context for a better understanding of Caligula's early life and family strife, as well as his complex familial connections which led to his rise to power. I particularly enjoyed the author's straightforward evaluation of the evidence. While many modern historians craft unnecessarily complex explanations/justifications for Caligula's actions, this author takes the "Occam's Razor" approach and generally concludes that Caligula was simply a deranged megalomaniac. Whether or not you agree with his conclusion in that regard, the book as an interesting and informative read. Highly recommended.… (más)