BarbariansBarbarians offers a fresh new look at the Roman Empire from the perspective of those labelled as 'barbarians' by the Romans. Dr Stephen P. Kershaw constructs a narrative around the lives, personalities, successes, and failures of the key opponents of Rome's rise and dominance, and of those who ultimately brought the empire down. 'And now what will become of us without barbarians? Those people were a sort of solution.' 'Waiting for the Barbarians' C.