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Readings in late antiquity : a sourcebook / / Michael Maas



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Autore: Maas Michael <1951-, > Visualizza persona
Titolo: Readings in late antiquity : a sourcebook / / Michael Maas Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010
Edizione: 2nd ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (529 p.)
Disciplina: 930
937.06
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Soggetto topico: History - To 527
History - 527-1081
Soggetto geografico: Rome History Empire, 284-476 Sources
Byzantine Empire Civilization To 527 Sources
Byzantine Empire Civilization 527-1081 Sources
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
Titolo autorizzato: Readings in late antiquity  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-136-61703-5
1-283-54699-X
9786613859440
1-136-61704-3
0-203-54401-3
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910791921103321
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Serie: Routledge sourcebooks for the ancient world.