Tag archieven: Mongolen

Jennifer Laing – Warriors of the Dark Ages

Jennifer Laing Warriors of the Dark Ages review, recensie en informatie boek over de barbaren die de ondergang van het Romeinse Rijk veroorzaakten. Op 18 december 2025 verschijnt bij The History Press het boek van de Britse archeologe Jennifer Laing. Er is geen Nederlandse vertaling van het boek verkrijgbaar.

Jennifer Laing Warriors of the Dark Ages review en recensie

Als er in de media een boekbespreking, recensie of review verschijnt van Warriors of the Dark Ages, het boek van Jennifer Laing, dan besteden we er op deze pagina aandacht aan.

Jennifer Laing Warriors of the Dark Ages

Warriors of the Dark Ages

  • Auteur: Jennifer Laing (Engeland)
  • Soort boek: vroeg middeleeuwse geschiedenis
  • Taal: Engels
  • Uitgever: The History Press
  • Verschijnt: 18 december 2025
  • Omvang:
  • Uitgave: gebonden boek / ebook
  • Prijs:  £18,99
  • Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris

Boek van Jennifer Laing over de val van het Romeinse Rijk

Examines the barbarians from Europe and beyond who harassed, eroded and eventually caused the disintegration of the Roman Empire.

It includes the Huns, Mongolian horsemen who swept into Europe to form a short-lived empire from the Urals to the Rhine; the Visigoths, or western Goths, who sacked Rome in 410 and ruled Spain from Toledo until the Moorish conquest in 711; the Ostrogoths, or eastern Goths, who ruled Italy from 493 until the Emperor Justinian drove them out in 534; the Franks, a group of Germanic tribes who came to rule France under the Merovingians; and the Vandals, fierce Arian Christians who invaded Gaul and Spain around 400 and sacked Rome in 455.

As the author shows, some, such as the Vandals in North Africa, had shortlived periods of supremacy and relatively insignificant effect on the areas they settled; others, such as the Franks, adapted to Roman ways to create the strong foundations of medieval and later nations. Throughout the text, the authors reconstruct the volatile world of pitched battle and invasion.

Jennifer Laing was born 30 March 19 48. She has written many books on the past, often in conjunction with Lloyd Laing. Her overriding interest has always been the way the past has moulded the present. She is the author of Art and Society in Roman Britain and, with Lloyd Laing, The Picts and the ScotsArt of the CeltsMedieval Britain: The Age of Chivalry and Celtic Britain and Ireland: Art and Society.

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Warwick Ball – Ancient Civilizations of Afghanistan

Warwick Ball Ancient Civilizations of Afghanistan recensie, review en informatie geschiedenis boek van de vroegste tijden tot de Mongoolse verovering. Op 1 augustus 2025 verschijnt bij Reaktion Books het boek van Warwick Ball over de geschiedenis van Afghanistan. Hier lees je informatie over de inhoud van het boek, de auteur en over de uitgave. Een Nederlandse vertaling van het boek is niet verkrijgbaar.

Warwick Ball Ancient Civilizations of Afghanistan recensie en review

Als er in de media een boekbespreking, review of recensie verschijnt van Ancient Civilizations of Afghanistan, geschreven door de Britse archeoloog en schrijver Warwick Ball, dan besteden we er op deze pagina aandacht.

Warwick Ball Ancient Civilizations of Afghanistan

Ancient Civilizations of Afghanistan

From the Earliest Times to the Mongol Conquest

  • Auteur: Warwick Ball (Engeland)
  • Soort boek: geschiedenis van Afghanistan
  • Taal: Engels
  • Uitgever: Reaktion Books
  • Verschijnt: 1 augustus 2025
  • Omvang: 304 pagina’s
  • Uitgave: gebonden boek
  • Prijs: £ 29,00
  • Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris

Flaptekst van het boek over oude beschavingen van Afghanistan

A beautifully illustrated exploration of Afghanistan’s ancient cities, temples and monuments.

Afghanistan, at the meeting place of the Indian subcontinent, Middle East and Central Asia, holds a key place in the spread of ancient civilizations. Its remarkable cultural heritage includes the Bronze Age Helmand civilization, the Greek kingdom of Bactria, the Kushan Empire and the Ghaznavid Empire – yet much of its history remains unknown to a general audience. This beautifully illustrated book unveils Afghanistan’s ancient cities, temples, stupas, monasteries and other monuments set against breathtaking landscapes, presenting them to a wider audience. Incorporating the latest research and discoveries, it is a captivating journey through Afghanistan’s rich antiquities, brought to life with the author’s vivid, full-colour photographs.

Warwick Ball is an archaeologist and author who spent over twenty years carrying out excavations, architectural studies and monumental restoration throughout the Middle East. He is the author of many books on the history and archaeology of the region including The Archaeological Gazetteer of Afghanistan (revised edn, 2019).

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