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Review of Empires and Barbarians: The Fall of Rome and the Birth of Europe by Peter Heather

Review of Empires and Barbarians: The Fall of Rome and the Birth of Europe by Peter Heather

The post-roman migrations that made Europe

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Rob Crawford
Apr 30, 2023
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From the immediate aftermath of the fall of the western Roman Empire to about 1000 CE, movements of huge ethnic groups created the ethno-linguistic patchwork that evolved into the modern-day European languages. I have always been curious about the dynamics of this process. Why did one language take hold while another didn’t? What drove the groups to mov…

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