Rome Must Be Destroyed! How the New Kings Thought: Strategies, Games, and the Miscalculations of the Great Barbarians

Those who often think about the Roman Empire cannot believe that a millennium-old civilization collapsed in just a couple of centuries. The author of the book invites us to look at who destroyed Rome. And together with the readers, to find out who the barbarian kings really were: uncultured savages in furs or people with a new type of thinking, manipulators and strategists, psychologists before psychology and PR specialists before PR.

Five strategies for defeating a strong but ossified opponent.
Alaric (Visigoths). Prove that even the "Eternal City" can be vulnerable and force the lord to pay tribute.
Attila (Huns). Create an image of a winner and compare yourself to the emperors.
Genseric (Vandals). Implement new technologies, make breakthroughs, and cut off the economic oxygen from your opponent.
Theodoric the Great (Ostrogoths). Use the art of negotiation, checks and balances. And brutal competitive struggle.
Clovis (Franks). Correctly assess the importance of ideology!

Evaluate whether Rome faced worthy opponents. Examine the anatomy of power, the psychology of the new masters of Europe, and discover the true cost of modern civilization.