The Mediterranean World in Late Antiquity AD 395-600

by Cameron; Averil

• ISBN13: 9780415014212
• ISBN10: 0415014212
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1993-11-15
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

The only book if its kind for English-speaking students, The Mediterranean World in Late Antiquity provides both a detailed introduction to late antiquity, and a direct challenge to the conventional views of the end of the empire.A world expert on the subject, Averil Cameron focuses on the changes and continuities in Mediterranean society as a whole before the Arab conquests of the seventh century.With modern, in-depth archaeological evidence, this all-round factual, historical and thematic study of the west and eastern empires will become the standard work on the period. And with suggested specialized reading, it should already be an essential item on the reading lists of classical studies and archaeology students.

Table of Contents

List of figures and plates	vii
Preface	ix
Date-list	xiii
Abbreviations	xv
Introduction	1	(11)
Constantinople and the eastern empire in the fifth century	12	(21)
The empire, the barbarians and the late Roman army	33	(24)
Church and society	57	(24)
Late Roman social structures and the late Roman economy	81	(23)
Justinian and reconquest	104	(24)
Culture and mentality	128	(24)
Urban change and the end of antiquity	152	(24)
The eastern Mediterranean - settlement and change	176	(21)
Conclusion	197	(4)
Notes	201	(36)
Select critical bibliography	237	(7)
Index	244