Background
Ferrill, Arther Lee was born on November 26, 1938 in Enid, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Lester and Grace Pauline Ferrill.
(What caused the fall of Rome? Since Gibbon's day scholars...)
What caused the fall of Rome? Since Gibbon's day scholars have hotly debated the question and come up with answers ranging from blood poisoning to rampant immortality. In recent years, however, the most likely explanation has been neglected: was it not above all else a military collapse? Professor Ferrill believes it was, and put forth his case in this provocative book.
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Ferrill, Arther Lee was born on November 26, 1938 in Enid, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Lester and Grace Pauline Ferrill.
Bachelor in History, University Wichita, 1960. Master of Arts in History, University Illinois, 1961. Doctor of Philosophy in History, University Illinois, 1964.
Assistant professor history University Washington, Seattle, 1964-1969, associate professor history, 1969-1979, professor history, since 1979. Chair faculty senate University Washington, Seattle, 1989-1990, special assistant to president, 1993-1996.
(This survey of Roman imperial grand strategy reassesses t...)
(What caused the fall of Rome? Since Gibbon's day scholars...)
Married Joy Ziebert, June 13, 1993.