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The Plight of Rome in the Fifth Century AD examines the economic foundations of the western Roman Empire's collapse through the lens of war booty, agricultural productivity, and mineral resources. This scholarly work traces how the Principate established an unsustainable military spending threshold that eventually destabilised the empire. Drawing on literary and archaeological evidence, the volume analyses the critical relationship between booty-including slaves and precious metals from foreign campaigns-and public building programmes. By establishing this economic correspondence, the book offers a fresh perspective on how resource dependencies and strategic imbalances contributed to Rome's decline in the fifth century, making it essential reading for historians and students of ancient Rome.

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The Plight of Rome in the Fifth Century AD explores how war booty and mineral resources directly funded Roman public building programmes and military expansion.

This Routledge Studies in Ancient History volume combines literary sources with archaeological data to trace economic patterns across the Principate period.

Merrony's analysis reveals how unsustainable military spending thresholds established during the Principate contributed to the western Roman Empire's eventual collapse.

The book examines the dependency cycle on three economic components-booty, agricultural productivity, and minerals-that destabilised Rome's political and military structure.

Perfect for ancient history scholars, university students, and readers interested in economic explanations for Rome's fall in the fifth century AD.

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27 July 2017
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