by Alessandro Barbero · Editorial Ariel · tapa dura · ISBN 9788434453210
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«El día de los bárbaros: Adrianópolis, 9 de agosto de 378» is the historical essay by Alessandro Barbero, published by Editorial Ariel, in hardcover (240 pages).
On August 9, 378, at Adrianople (Thrace, modern Turkey), the legions of Emperor Valens faced the Goths and suffered a severe defeat. The Roman Empire survived for another century, but that day marked the beginning of its end. Barbero recounts the background, development, and consequences of that decisive day.
It belongs to the Grandes Batallas collection. It was originally published in Italian under the title «9 agosto 378. Il giorno dei barbari» (2005).
For fans of Roman history and late antiquity, with a popularizing approach suitable for the non-specialist reader.
Alessandro Barbero is an Italian historian, writer and essayist.
