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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791921103321

Autore

Maas Michael <1951-, >

Titolo

Readings in late antiquity : a sourcebook / / Michael Maas

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010

ISBN

1-136-61703-5

1-283-54699-X

9786613859440

1-136-61704-3

0-203-54401-3

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (529 p.)

Collana

Routledge sourcebooks for the ancient world

Disciplina

930

937.06

937/.06

Soggetti

History - To 527

History - 527-1081

Rome History Empire, 284-476 Sources

Byzantine Empire Civilization To 527 Sources

Byzantine Empire Civilization 527-1081 Sources

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; READINGS IN LATE ANTIQUITY: A Sourcebook; Copyright; CONTENTS; MAPS; INTRODUCTION TO THE FIRST EDITION; INTRODUCTION TO THE SECOND EDITION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; CHRONOLOGY; LATE ANTIQUE RULERS; PERMISSIONS; 1 THE ROMAN EMPIRE: RULER AND ADMINISTRATION; 2 CITIES; 3 THE ROMAN ARMY; 4 CHRISTIANITY; 5 POLYTHEISM; 6 JEWS; 7 WOMEN; 8 DOMESTIC LIFE; 9 LAW; 10 MEDICINE; 11 PHILOSOPHY; 12 SASANIAN PERSIA; 13 INVADERS AND SUCCESSOR STATES; 14 STEPPE PEOPLES AND SLAVS; 15 ISLAM; APPENDIX: LATE ANTIQUITY ON THE WEB; INDEX OF ANCIENT SOURCES; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Late Antiquity (ca. 250-650) witnessed the transition from Classical Antiquity to the Middle Ages in the Mediterranean and Near Eastern worlds. Christianity displaced polytheism over a wide area, offering new



definitions of identity and community. The Roman Empire collapsed in Western Europe to be replaced by new ""Germanic"" kingdoms. In the East, Byzantium emerged, while the Persian Empire reached its apogee and collapsed. Arab armies carrying the banner of Islam reshaped the political map and brought the late antique era to a close.This sourcebook illustrates the dramatic politica