{"product_id":"9780140290141","title":"The Inheritance of Rome : A History of Europe from 400 to 1000","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Wickham, Chris \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 28\/01\/2010,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 688 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780140290141,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The Penguin History of Europe series ... is one of contemporary publishing's great projects' New StatesmanThe world known as the 'Dark Ages', often seen as a time of barbarism, was in fact the crucible in which modern Europe would be created.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChris Wickham's acclaimed history shows how this period, encompassing peoples such as Goths, Franks, Vandals, Byzantines, Arabs, Anglo-Saxons and Vikings, was central to the development of our history and culture. From the collapse of the Roman Empire to the establishment of new European states, and from Ireland to Constantinople, the Baltic to the Mediterranean, this landmark work makes sense of a time of invasion and turbulence, but also of continuity, creativity and achievement.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54906246168949,"sku":"9780140290141","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9780140290141.jpg?v=1735989623","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9780140290141","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}