Unpositioned Something is wrong

The fall of Rome and the end of civilization / Bryan Ward-Perkins

This study challenges the view of a peaceful transition at the end of the Roman Empire, arguing that its collapse was a violent catastrophe. Archaeological evidence is used to analyse the resulting economic decline and social dislocation in the Western world.

Author

ISBN

Publisher

CONNECTIONS

No connections

LOCATION HISTORY

No location history available for this book.

FULL RECORD

Accession Number: 5268

Site: Vernon O Content

Collection: N/A

Location: N/A

Binding Type: Hard Back

Book Images

Hover to see live images

No live

The fall of Rome and the end of civilization / Bryan Ward-Perkins cover

No live

Vernon Fields

View in Vernon Browser

vernon_accession	5268
vernon_id	9080
vernon_slug	the-fall-of-rome-and-the-end-of-civilization-bryan-ward-perkins
vernon_authors	Bryan Ward-Perkins
vernon_tags	History, War, International relations, World history, Rome -- History, Middle Ages, Civilisation, Western, Roman provinces, Rome -- Administrative and political divisions, Rome -- History -- Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D., Rome -- Social life and customs, Rome -- History -- Germanic Invasions, 3rd-6th centuries, Rome -- History, Military
vernon_production_date	2005
vernon_brief_description	Why did Rome fall?... Exploiting a range of contemporary sources and archaeological evidence, [Ward-Perkins] examines the reasons for the disintegration of the Roman world and the consequences of defeat for the lives of everyday Romans. -- Publisher's description.
vernon_object_type	Books/Document genres/Information forms/Visual and Verbal Communication
vernon_locations	Transit
vernon_ob_status	Accessioned
vernon_isbn_issn	0192805649
vernon_subject_people	—
vernon_subject_objects	—
vernon_subject_classes	—
vernon_last_sync_timestamp	2026-05-05 08:10
vernon_cover_image_id	30332

VERNON RECORD

{
  "slug": "the-fall-of-rome-and-the-end-of-civilization-bryan-ward-perkins",
  "opacObjectId": "9080",
  "opacCollection": {
    "opacCollectionId": "1"
  },
  "imagesCollection": {
    "images": [
      {
        "imageId": "30332",
        "cssColors": [
          {
            "hex": "696969",
            "hue": 0,
            "rank": 1,
            "presence": 83.52,
            "colorName": "dimgray",
            "lightness": 41,
            "colorGroup": "gray",
            "saturation": 0,
            "formattedColorName": "dim gray"
          },
          {
            "hex": "f5f5f5",
            "hue": 0,
            "rank": 2,
            "presence": 6.98,
            "colorName": "whitesmoke",
            "lightness": 96,
            "colorGroup": "white",
            "saturation": 0,
            "formattedColorName": "white smoke"
          },
          {
            "hex": "d2b48c",
            "hue": 34,
            "rank": 3,
            "presence": 3.01,
            "colorName": "tan",
            "lightness": 69,
            "colorGroup": "brown",
            "saturation": 44,
            "formattedColorName": "tan"
          },
          {
            "hex": "808080",
            "hue": 0,
            "rank": 4,
            "presence": 4.58,
            "colorName": "gray",
            "lightness": 50,
            "colorGroup": "gray",
            "saturation": 0,
            "formattedColorName": "gray"
          },
          {
            "hex": "000000",
            "hue": 0,
            "rank": 5,
            "presence": 1.24,
            "colorName": "black",
            "lightness": 0,
            "colorGroup": "gray",
            "saturation": 0,
            "formattedColorName": "black"
          }
        ],
        "rawColors": [
          {
            "hex": "6b6353",
            "hue": 40,
            "rank": 1,
            "presence": 83.52,
            "lightness": 37,
            "saturation": 12
          },
          {
            "hex": "eeeee7",
            "hue": 60,
            "rank": 2,
            "presence": 6.98,
            "lightness": 91,
            "saturation": 17
          },
          {
            "hex": "ccbd82",
            "hue": 47,
            "rank": 3,
            "presence": 3.01,
            "lightness": 65,
            "saturation": 42
          },
          {
            "hex": "9b9b8b",
            "hue": 60,
            "rank": 4,
            "presence": 4.58,
            "lightness": 57,
            "saturation": 7
          },
          {
            "hex": "30312b",
            "hue": 70,
            "rank": 5,
            "presence": 1.24,
            "lightness": 18,
            "saturation": 6
          },
          {
            "hex": "b1b598",
            "hue": 68,
            "rank": 6,
            "presence": 0.36,
            "lightness": 65,
            "saturation": 16
          },
          {
            "hex": "403225",
            "hue": 28,
            "rank": 7,
            "presence": 0.32,
            "lightness": 19,
            "saturation": 26
          }
        ],
        "imageLabels": [
          {
            "count": 1140,
            "score": 90.43,
            "status": "auto_verified",
            "imageLabel": "World",
            "imageLabelId": 89
          },
          {
            "count": 16946,
            "score": 80.16,
            "status": "auto_verified",
            "imageLabel": "Publication",
            "imageLabelId": 23
          },
          {
            "count": 1442,
            "score": 79.32,
            "status": "auto_verified",
            "imageLabel": "Adaptation",
            "imageLabelId": 43
          },
          {
            "count": 10383,
            "score": 78.68,
            "status": "auto_verified",
            "imageLabel": "Poster",
            "imageLabelId": 21
          },
          {
            "count": 19251,
            "score": 75.8,
            "status": "auto_verified",
            "imageLabel": "Font",
            "imageLabelId": 12
          },
          {
            "count": 1236,
            "score": 74.17,
            "status": "auto_verified",
            "imageLabel": "Landscape",
            "imageLabelId": 120
          },
          {
            "count": 10987,
            "score": 74.07,
            "status": "auto_verified",
            "imageLabel": "Art",
            "imageLabelId": 4
          },
          {
            "count": 10922,
            "score": 71.39,
            "status": "auto_verified",
            "imageLabel": "Book cover",
            "imageLabelId": 90
          },
          {
            "count": 13320,
            "score": 66.05,
            "status": "auto_verified",
            "imageLabel": "Book",
            "imageLabelId": 67
          },
          {
            "count": 873,
            "score": 65.78,
            "status": "auto_verified",
            "imageLabel": "Natural landscape",
            "imageLabelId": 102
          }
        ],
        "imageDerivatives": [
          {
            "url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/large/30411/c83a5fd07f9d297cce132f9ea2b188a26016a389.jpg",
            "width": "533",
            "height": "800",
            "identifier": "LARGE"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/medium/30411/c83a5fd07f9d297cce132f9ea2b188a26016a389.jpg",
            "width": "266",
            "height": "400",
            "identifier": "MEDIUM"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/nano/30411/c83a5fd07f9d297cce132f9ea2b188a26016a389.jpg",
            "width": "23",
            "height": "35",
            "identifier": "NANO"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/small/30411/c83a5fd07f9d297cce132f9ea2b188a26016a389.jpg",
            "width": "100",
            "height": "150",
            "identifier": "SMALL"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/tiny/30411/c83a5fd07f9d297cce132f9ea2b188a26016a389.jpg",
            "width": "50",
            "height": "75",
            "identifier": "TINY"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/xlarge/30411/c83a5fd07f9d297cce132f9ea2b188a26016a389.jpg",
            "width": "799",
            "height": "1200",
            "identifier": "XLARGE"
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "totalImages": 1
  },
  "objectSearchScore": 1.3043706,
  "opacObjectFieldSets": [
    {
      "identifier": "accession_no",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "5268"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "name",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "The fall of Rome and the end of civilization / Bryan Ward-Perkins",
          "opacObjectFieldAttributes": [
            {
              "key": "title",
              "value": "The fall of Rome and the end of civilization / Bryan Ward-Perkins"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "other_name",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "artist_last_first",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "Ward-Perkins, Bryan"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "prod_pri_date",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "2005",
          "opacObjectFieldAttributes": [
            {
              "key": "earliest_date",
              "value": "2005-01-01Z"
            },
            {
              "key": "latest_date",
              "value": "2005-12-31Z"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "prod_pri_date_notes",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "edition",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "brief_desc",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "Why did Rome fall?... Exploiting a range of contemporary sources and archaeological evidence, [Ward-Perkins] examines the reasons for the disintegration of the Roman world and the consequences of defeat for the lives of everyday Romans. -- Publisher's description."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "measure_desc",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "credit_line",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "curr_loc_status",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "Transit",
          "opacObjectFieldAttributes": [
            {
              "key": "search",
              "value": "curr_loc_status:\"Transit\""
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "ob_status",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "Accessioned"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "lender",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "copyright_owner",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "copyright_type",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "copyright_start",
      "opacObjectFields": []
    },
    {
      "identifier": "copyright_expiry",
      "opacObjectFields": []
    },
    {
      "identifier": "copyright_notes",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "object_type",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "Books/Document genres/Information forms/Visual and Verbal Communication",
          "opacObjectFieldAttributes": [
            {
              "key": "search",
              "value": "object_type:\"Books/Document genres/Information forms/Visual and Verbal Communication\""
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "collection",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "Greece, Rome and Byzantium Collection/Special Collections/Library",
          "opacObjectFieldAttributes": [
            {
              "key": "search",
              "value": "collection:\"Greece, Rome and Byzantium Collection/Special Collections/Library\""
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "prod_pri_place",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "Oxford/England"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "physical_notes",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "iv, 239 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm."
        },
        {
          "value": "Includes bibliographical references and index."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "language",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "English"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "isbn_issn",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "0192805649"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "user_sym_1",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "GRB 937.09 WAR"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "usual_loc_being",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "Open Shelving/Library/Roundhouse Complex"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "subject_class",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "Civilisation, Western",
          "opacObjectFieldAttributes": [
            {
              "key": "search",
              "value": "subject_class:\"Civilisation, Western\""
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "value": "Middle Ages/World history/History",
          "opacObjectFieldAttributes": [
            {
              "key": "search",
              "value": "subject_class:\"Middle Ages/World history/History\""
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "value": "Roman provinces/Rome -- Administrative and political divisions",
          "opacObjectFieldAttributes": [
            {
              "key": "search",
              "value": "subject_class:\"Roman provinces/Rome -- Administrative and political divisions\""
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "value": "Rome -- History",
          "opacObjectFieldAttributes": [
            {
              "key": "search",
              "value": "subject_class:\"Rome -- History\""
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "value": "Rome -- History -- Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D.",
          "opacObjectFieldAttributes": [
            {
              "key": "search",
              "value": "subject_class:\"Rome -- History -- Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D.\""
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "value": "Rome -- History -- Germanic Invasions, 3rd-6th centuries",
          "opacObjectFieldAttributes": [
            {
              "key": "search",
              "value": "subject_class:\"Rome -- History -- Germanic Invasions, 3rd-6th centuries\""
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "value": "Rome -- History, Military",
          "opacObjectFieldAttributes": [
            {
              "key": "search",
              "value": "subject_class:\"Rome -- History, Military\""
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "value": "Rome -- Social life and customs",
          "opacObjectFieldAttributes": [
            {
              "key": "search",
              "value": "subject_class:\"Rome -- Social life and customs\""
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "value": "War/International relations",
          "opacObjectFieldAttributes": [
            {
              "key": "search",
              "value": "subject_class:\"War/International relations\""
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "subject_date",
      "opacObjectFields": []
    },
    {
      "identifier": "subject_event",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "subject_period",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "subject_object",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "subject_person",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "subject_place",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "Rome/Italy",
          "opacObjectFieldAttributes": [
            {
              "key": "search",
              "value": "subject_place:\"Rome/Italy\""
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "assoc_person",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "assoc_place",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "assoc_event",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "assoc_object",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "user_sym_9",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "relationshipsCollection": {
    "relationships": [
      {
        "relatedRecords": [
          {
            "slug": "bryan-ward-perkins",
            "title": "Bryan Ward-Perkins",
            "relatedRecordId": "11853"
          }
        ],
        "relationshipId": "object_prod_pri_person",
        "relatedRecordType": "person",
        "totalRelatedRecords": 1
      }
    ],
    "totalRelationships": 1
  }
}