Late Antiquity (Very Short Introductions) (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for Late Antiquity 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 Clark explores its historical controversies, introducing the main characters and themes, and demonstrating the transition between the medieval and ancient.
Full description- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Published: 22 March 2011
- Format: Paperback 152 pages
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- Categories: Ancient History: To C 500 CE | Classical History / Classical Civilisation
- ISBN 13: 9780199546206 ISBN 10: 0199546207
- Sales rank: 199,819
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Late antiquity: decline or transformation, conflict or interaction? Late antiquity is the period (c.300 - c.800) in which barbarian invasions ended Roman Empire in Western Europe by the fifth century and Arab invasions ended Roman rule over the eastern and southern Mediterranean coasts by the seventh century. Asking 'what, where, and when' Gillian Clark presents an introduction to the concept of late antiquity and the events of its time. Not only a period of cultural clashes, political restructurings, and geographical controversies, Clark also demonstrates the sheer richness and diversity of religious life as well as the significant changes to trade, economy, archaeology, and towns. Encapsulating significant developments through vignettes, she reflects upon the period by asking the question 'How much can we recognise in the world of late antiquity?'
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