Readings in late antiquity : a sourcebook / / Michael Maas
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| Autore: |
Maas Michael <1951->
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| Titolo: |
Readings in late antiquity : a sourcebook / / Michael Maas
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| Pubblicazione: | London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2010 |
| Edizione: | 2nd ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (529 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 930 |
| 937.06 | |
| 937/.06 | |
| 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 |
| 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.: | 9910828780003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Routledge sourcebooks for the ancient world.