| Description |
1 online resource (576 p.) |
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New York Academy of Sciences Ser |
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New York Academy of Sciences Ser
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| Contents |
Intro -- Table of Contents -- Praise for A History of the Later Roman Empire, ad 284-641, Second Edition -- Blackwell History of the Ancient World -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Dedication -- Illustrations -- Maps -- Diagrams -- Abbreviations -- Reference Works and Journals -- Ancient Authors, Works, and Documents (Details of Translations Can Be Found in the Bibliography) -- Preface to the First Edition -- Preface to the Second Edition -- 1: An Introduction to Late Roman History -- The Later Roman Empire, Late Antiquity, and the Contemporary World -- Change and Development -- Notes |
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2: The Nature of the Evidence -- The Problem of Christian Sources -- Hagiography -- Panegyrics -- The Secular Historians -- The Church Historians -- The Legal and Administrative Sources -- Letter Collections -- Inscriptions -- The Material World -- Notes -- 3: The Roman Empire from Diocletian to Alaric -- Prelude -- A Military Monarchy 284-395: Overview -- The Age of Diocletian and Constantine -- The Emergence of Constantine -- The Successors of Constantine -- Julian -- Valentinian and Valens -- A Changing World -- Theodosius I -- Stilicho and Alaric -- The Goths in Constantinople -- Notes |
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4: The Roman Empire of the Fifth and Sixth Centuries -- Preface -- The Reign of Theodosius II -- The Western Empire and the Barbarians 411-455 -- Marcian and Leo -- The Fall of the Western Empire -- Zeno and Odoacar -- Anastasius -- The War with Persia -- Justin -- Justinian: The Years of Ambition -- War on the Eastern Front -- The Nika Riot -- The Reconquest of the West: Africa -- The Invasion of Italy -- Notes -- 5: The Roman State -- The Anatomy of the Empire -- Propaganda and Ideology -- Military Security -- Ruling the Empire -- Social and Cultural Transformations -- Notes |
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6: The Barbarian Kingdoms -- The Origins of the Germanic Kingdoms of the West -- The Huns -- The Germanic Kingdoms of Western Europe in the Fifth Century -- The Visigoths -- The Burgundians -- The Franks -- Ostrogothic Italy -- Notes -- 7: From Pagan to Christian -- Religious Pluralism in Late Antiquity -- Christian Diversity -- Christianity and the State: Outlawry and Tolerance -- Notes -- 8: Conversion to Christianity and the Politics of Religious Identity -- Three Conversions and their Consequences -- Constantine -- Julian -- Augustine -- Politics and Christianity -- Religious Identities |
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Notes -- 9: The Political Economy of the Later Roman Empire -- Rome -- Constantinople -- Alexandria -- Carthage -- Antioch -- Notes -- 10: Society and Economy in the Mediterranean and the Near East -- The Eastern Empire -- Egypt -- The Western Empire -- Conclusions -- Notes -- 11: The Challenges of the Later Sixth Century -- The Bubonic Plague and Other Natural Catastrophes -- Setbacks and Recovery in the Mid-Sixth Century -- The Challenge of the Sassanians -- Notes -- 12: The Final Reckoning of the Eastern Empire -- The Northern Barbarians in the Sixth Century -- The Fall of Maurice |
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Description based upon print version of record |
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The Last Great War of Antiquity |
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Electronic books
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781118341063 |
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1118341066 |
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