The time known as Late Antiquity (c.300-c.800) was a fascinatingly diverse and important period which saw the 'Fall of Rome' and the growth of Christianity and Islam. Gillian Glark explores its historical controversies, introducing the main characters and themes, and demonstrating the transition between the medieval and ancient.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
- 1: What and when is late antiquity?
- 2: Running the Empire
- 3: Law and welfare
- 4: Religion
- 5: What shall we do to be saved?
- 6: Barbarism
- 7: Bronze elephants: classical and Christian culture
- 8: Decisive change?
- Chronology