LEADER 03275oam 2200733I 450 001 9910791921103321 005 20230725021444.0 010 $a1-136-61703-5 010 $a1-283-54699-X 010 $a9786613859440 010 $a1-136-61704-3 010 $a0-203-54401-3 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203544013 035 $a(CKB)2560000000089340 035 $a(EBL)995729 035 $a(OCoLC)829462021 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000701796 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11470872 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000701796 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10679312 035 $a(PQKB)11487294 035 $a(OCoLC)808641270 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC995729 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL995729 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10592986 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL385944 035 $a(OCoLC)297149125 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB139032 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000089340 100 $a20180706d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aReadings in late antiquity $ea sourcebook /$fMichael Maas 205 $a2nd ed. 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2010. 215 $a1 online resource (529 p.) 225 0 $aRoutledge sourcebooks for the ancient world 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-47337-3 311 $a0-415-47336-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $aCover; 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 330 $aLate Antiquity (ca. 250-650) witnessed the transition from Classical Antiquity to the Middle Ages in the Mediterranean and Near Eastern worlds. Christianity displaced polytheism over a wide area, offering new definitions of identity and community. The Roman Empire collapsed in Western Europe to be replaced by new ""Germanic"" kingdoms. In the East, Byzantium emerged, while the Persian Empire reached its apogee and collapsed. Arab armies carrying the banner of Islam reshaped the political map and brought the late antique era to a close.This sourcebook illustrates the dramatic politica 410 0$aRoutledge sourcebooks for the ancient world. 606 $aHistory$yTo 527 606 $aHistory$y527-1081 607 $aRome$xHistory$yEmpire, 284-476$vSources 607 $aByzantine Empire$xCivilization$yTo 527$vSources 607 $aByzantine Empire$xCivilization$y527-1081$vSources 615 0$aHistory 615 0$aHistory 676 $a930 676 $a937.06 676 $a937/.06 700 $aMaas$b Michael$f1951-,$0541485 801 0$bFlBoTFG 801 1$bFlBoTFG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910791921103321 996 $aReadings in late antiquity$9866129 997 $aUNINA