| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 845 pages) |
| Contents |
Chronological Overview -- The successors of Constantine / David Hunt -- Julian / David Hunt -- From Jovian to Theodosius / John Curran -- The dynasty of Theodosius / R.C. Blockley -- Government and Institutions -- Emperors, government and bureaucracy / Christopher Kelly -- Senators and senates / Peter Heather -- The army / A.D. Lee -- The church as a public institution / David Hunt -- The Empire: Economy and Society -- Rural life in the later Roman empire / C.R. Whittaker and Peter Garnsey -- Trade, industry and the urban economy / Peter Garnsey and C.R. Whittaker -- Late Roman social relations / Arnaldo Marcone -- The cities / Bryan Ward-Perkins -- Foreign Relations and the Barbarian World -- Warfare and diplomacy / R.C. Blockley -- The eastern frontier / Benjamin Isaac -- The Germanic peoples / Malcolm Todd -- Goths and Huns, c. 320-425 / Peter Heather -- The barbarian invasions and first settlements / I.N. Wood -- Religion -- Polytheist religion and philosophy / Garth Fowden -- Orthodoxy and heresy from the death of Constantine to the eve of the first council of Ephesus / Henry Chadwick -- Asceticism: pagan and Christian / Peter Brown -- Christianization and religious conflict / Peter Brown -- Education and literary culture / Averil Cameron -- Syriac Culture, 337-425 / Sebastian Brock -- Coptic literature, 337-425 / Mark Smith -- Art and architecture / Jaś Elsner |
| Summary |
The period described in Volume XIII of 'The Cambridge Ancient History' covers the years from Constantine's death to the reign of Theodosius II |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
History, Ancient.
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Christianity and culture -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600.
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Christianity and culture -- Early church.
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History, Ancient.
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| SUBJECT |
Rome -- History -- Empire, 284-476.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85115160
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Rome -- History -- Germanic Invasions, 3rd-6th centuries.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85115148
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Mediterranean Region -- History -- To 476.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh98005633
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| Subject |
Rome (Empire)
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Mediterranean Region.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Cameron, Averil
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Garnsey, Peter
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| ISBN |
9781139054409 |
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1139054406 |
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9780511466915 |
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0511466919 |
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9781139054409 |
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