A History of the Later Roman Empire, AD 284-641

2014-08-25
 |  History
A History of the Later Roman Empire, AD 284-641

Author: Stephen Mitchell

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

ISBN: 9781118312421

Category: History

Page: 582

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The Second Edition of A History of the Later Roman Empire features extensive revisions and updates to the highly-acclaimed, sweeping historical survey of the Roman Empire from the accession of Diocletian in AD 284 to the death of Heraclius in 641. Features a revised narrative of the political history that shaped the late Roman Empire Includes extensive changes to the chapters on regional history, especially those relating to Asia Minor and Egypt Offers a renewed evaluation of the decline of the empire in the later sixth and seventh centuries Places a larger emphasis on the military deficiencies, collapse of state finances, and role of bubonic plague throughout the Europe in Rome’s decline Includes systematic updates to the bibliography

A History of the Later Roman Empire, AD 284-641

2006-09-18
 |  History
A History of the Later Roman Empire, AD 284-641

Author: Stephen Mitchell

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

ISBN: 9781405108560

Category: History

Page: 488

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This book presents a historical study of the Roman Empire in Late Antiquity from the accession of the emperor Diocletian 284 to the death of the emperor Heraclius in 641. The only modern study to cover the western and eastern empire and the entire period from 284 to 641 in a single volume A bibliographical survey supports further study and research Includes chronological tables, maps, and charts of important information help to orient the reader Discusses the upheaval and change caused by the spread of Christianity and the barbarian invasions of the Huns, Goths and Franks Contains thematic coverage of the politics, religion, economy and society of the late Roman state Gives a full narrative of political and military events Discusses the sources for the period

A History of the Later Roman Empire, AD 284-641

2023
 |  Byzantine Empire
A History of the Later Roman Empire, AD 284-641

Author: Stephen Mitchell

Publisher:

ISBN: 1119768586

Category: Byzantine Empire

Page: 0

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"The first and second editions of this book were published respectively in 2007, and 2015. The third edition, considerably expanded, is the fruit of a long-distance collaboration between the two authors, one based in Ottawa, Canada, the other in Berlin, Germany. The chapters of the 2015 edition of the book have been revised to take account of recent scholarly literature, to update the bibliographies, and to correct errors of fact or judgment, some of them helpfully pointed out by readers and users of the second edition. We are very grateful to them, as we are to friends, colleagues and students who have helped helped with the revision. Among the last we should mention Madeline White and Alexandros Grammatikopoulos, as well as our colleagues Theo de Bruyn, Richard Burgess, Simon Corcoran, Dominique Côté, Jitse Dijkstra, Benet Salway, and Jeroen Wijnendaele. The most significant novelty of the new edition has been to extend the chronological coverage up to c.700 by adding two extra chapters (13 and 14) on the tumultous period ushered in by the Arab conquests. These are primarily the work of Geoffrey Greatrex and have benefited from comments by Phil Booth, James Howard-Johnston, Robert Hoyland, Marek Jankowiak, Andrew Marsham, Christian Robin and Philip Wood. Translations, when not specifically credited, are the work of the authors. Our first collaboration dates back a quarter of a century to 1998, when each of us was based in the University of Wales, Stephen Mitchell at Swansea, Geoffrey Greatrex at Cardiff, and we organized a conference on Culture and Ethnicity in Late Antiquity which was subsequently published by the Classical Press of Wales. It has been a pleasure for both of us to join forces again. As we were completing our final revisions news reached us of the death of an admired colleague, who had been an inspiration to both of us, Wolfgang Liebeschuetz. We dedicate the book in gratitude to his memory"--

Banishment in the Later Roman Empire, 284-476 CE

2013
 |  History
Banishment in the Later Roman Empire, 284-476 CE

Author: Daniel A. Washburn

Publisher: Routledge

ISBN: 9780415529259

Category: History

Page: 252

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This book offers a reconstruction and interpretation of banishment in the final era of a unified Roman Empire, 284-476 CE. Author Daniel Washburn argues that exile was both a penalty and a symbol. In its sources, this work employs evidence from legal as well as literary materials to forge a complete picture of exile. To harvest all possible information from the period, it considers elements from the arenas of the early church and the Roman Empire. Methodologically, it situates ancient Christianity within the Roman world, while remaining sensitive to the distinct views and roles held by late antique bishops. While banishment played a major role in the history of the Later Empire, no work of scholarship has treated it as a topic in its own right.

The Art of the Roman Empire AD 100-450

2018
 |  Art, Early Christian
The Art of the Roman Empire AD 100-450

Author: Jaś Elsner

Publisher: Oxford University Press

ISBN: 9780198768630

Category: Art, Early Christian

Page: 337

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First edition published in 1998 by Oxford University Press with the title Imperial Rome and Christian triumph: the art of the Roman Empire, AD 100-450.

Christianity in the Later Roman Empire: A Sourcebook

2014-11-20
 |  Religion
Christianity in the Later Roman Empire: A Sourcebook

Author: David M. Gwynn

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

ISBN: 9781441137357

Category: Religion

Page: 328

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This sourcebook gathers into a single collection the writings that illuminate one of the most fundamental periods in the history of Christian Europe. Beginning from the Great Persecution of Diocletian and the conversion of Constantine the first Christian Roman emperor, the volume explores Christianity's rise as the dominant religion of the Later Roman empire and how the Church survived the decline and fall of Roman power in the west and converted the Germanic tribes who swept into the western empire. These years of crisis and transformation inspired generations of great writers, among them Eusebius of Caesarea, Ammianus Marcellinus, Julian 'the Apostate', Ambrose of Milan, John Chrysostom, Jerome and Augustine of Hippo. They were also years which saw Christianity face huge challenges on many crucial questions, from the evolution of Christian doctrine and the rise of asceticism to the place of women in the early Church and the emerging relationship between Church and state. All these themes will be made accessible to specialists and general readers alike, and the sourcebook will be invaluable for students and teachers of courses in history and church history, the world of late antiquity, and religious studies.

Antike Lebenswelten

2008
 |  Civilization, Classical
Antike Lebenswelten

Author: Peter Mauritsch

Publisher: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag

ISBN: 3447057610

Category: Civilization, Classical

Page: 972

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Beinahe sechzig Wissenschaftler der (Alt-) Historie, Altorientalistik, Archaologie, Klassischen Philologie, der Sportwissenschaft, Rechtswissenschaft und der Soziologie aus elf Landern folgen in diesem Band den Spuren des renommierten Grazer Historikers Ingomar Weiler. Sie prasentieren wesentliche und lesenswerte Beitrage zu wichtigen Feldern historischer Analyse, aber auch zu gegenwartig aktuellen Fragestellungen aus dem Blick der Vergangenheit oder in systematischer Absicht. In ihnen kommen der Sport und seine Faszination in Antike und Gegenwart, Genderperspektive und Frauengeschichte, Demographie, soziale Gruppen und Alltagswelten, rechtliche Fragen und Aspekte der Politikgeschichte ins Blickfeld. Daruber hinaus wird uber Geschichte als Gegenstand reflektiert und ihre Wirkungsmacht von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart an mehreren Beispielen dargestellt.

Roman History: Late Antiquity: Oxford Bibliographies Online Research Guide

2010-05-01
 |  Literary Criticism
Roman History: Late Antiquity: Oxford Bibliographies Online Research Guide

Author: Oxford University Press

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

ISBN: 0199802912

Category: Literary Criticism

Page: 30

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This ebook is a selective guide designed to help scholars and students of the ancient world find reliable sources of information by directing them to the best available scholarly materials in whatever form or format they appear from books, chapters, and journal articles to online archives, electronic data sets, and blogs. Written by a leading international authority on the subject, the ebook provides bibliographic information supported by direct recommendations about which sources to consult and editorial commentary to make it clear how the cited sources are interrelated. A reader will discover, for instance, the most reliable introductions and overviews to the topic, and the most important publications on various areas of scholarly interest within this topic. In classics, as in other disciplines, researchers at all levels are drowning in potentially useful scholarly information, and this guide has been created as a tool for cutting through that material to find the exact source you need. This ebook is just one of many articles from Oxford Bibliographies Online: Classics, a continuously updated and growing online resource designed to provide authoritative guidance through the scholarship and other materials relevant to the study of classics. Oxford Bibliographies Online covers most subject disciplines within the social science and humanities, for more information visit www.aboutobo.com.

War and Warfare in Late Antiquity (2 vols.)

2013-08-19
 |  History
War and Warfare in Late Antiquity (2 vols.)

Author:

Publisher: BRILL

ISBN: 9789004252585

Category: History

Page: 1119

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This collection of papers, arising from the Late Antique Archaeology conference series, explores war and warfare in Late Antiquity. Papers examine strategy and intelligence, weaponry, literary sources and topography, the West Roman Empire, the East Roman Empire, the Balkans, civil war and Italy.

From Rome to Byzantium AD 363 to 565

2013-01-15
 |  History
From Rome to Byzantium AD 363 to 565

Author: A. D. Lee

Publisher: Edinburgh University Press

ISBN: 9780748631759

Category: History

Page: 360

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Between the deaths of the Emperors Julian (363) and Justinian (565), the Roman Empire underwent momentous changes. Most obviously, control of the west was lost to barbarian groups during the fifth century, and although parts were recovered by Justinian, the empire's centre of gravity shifted irrevocably to the east, with its focal point now the city of Constantinople. Equally important was the increasing dominance of Christianity not only in religious life, but also in politics, society and culture. Doug Lee charts these and other significant developments which contributed to the transformation of ancient Rome and its empire into Byzantium and the early medieval west. By emphasising the resilience of the east during late antiquity and the continuing vitality of urban life and the economy, this volume offers an alternative perspective to the traditional paradigm of decline and fall.

Daily Life in Late Antiquity

2018-08-09
 |  History
Daily Life in Late Antiquity

Author: Kristina Sessa

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

ISBN: 9781108580632

Category: History

Page:

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Daily Life in Late Antiquity is the first comprehensive study of lived experience in the Late Roman Empire, from c.250–600 CE. Each of the six topical chapters highlight historical 'everyday' people, spaces, and objects, whose lives operate as windows into the late ancient economy, social relations, military service, religious systems, cultural habits, and the material environment. However, it is nevertheless grounded in late ancient primary sources - many of which are available in accessible English translations - and the most recent, cutting-edge scholarship by specialists in fields such as archaeology, social history, religious studies, and environmental history. From Manichean rituals to military service, gladiatorial combat to garbage collection, patrician households to peasant families, Daily Life in Late Antiquity introduces readers to the world of late antiquity from the bottom up.

Edinburgh Companion to Ancient Greece and Rome

2006-07-24
 |  History
Edinburgh Companion to Ancient Greece and Rome

Author: Edward Bispham

Publisher: Edinburgh University Press

ISBN: 9780748627141

Category: History

Page: 616

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The Edinburgh Companion, newly available in paperback, is a gateway to the fascinating worlds of ancient Greece and Rome. Wide-ranging in its approach, it demonstrates the multifaceted nature of classical civilisation and enables readers to gain guidance in drawing together the perspectives and methods of different disciplines, from philosophy to history, from poetry to archaeology, from art history to numismatics, and many more.