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What caused the fall of Rome? Since Gibbon's day scholars have hotly debated the question & come up with the answers ranging from blood poisoning to immorality. In recent years, however, the most likely explanation has been neglected: wasn't it above all else a military collapse? Prof. Ferrill believes it was, & puts forth his case in this provocative book.PrefaceThe decline & fall of RomeThe grand strategy of the Roman empireCrises on the frontiers in the 4th century Theodosius the great AD 378-395The turning point: AD 406-410The grand strategy of the western Roman empire in the early 5th centuryAetius, the vandals & the HunsThe fall of RomeTable of EmperorsNotesSelect BibliographyIllustration CreditsIndex