Book Details
Orange Code:95622
Paperback:859 pages
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1. The successors of Constantine2. Julian3. Fro m Jovian to Theodosius4. The dynasty of Theodosius5. Emperors, government and bureaucracy6. Senators and senates7. The army8. The church as a public institution9. Rural life in the later Roman empire10. Trade, industry and the urban economy11. Late Roman social relations12. The cities13. Warfare and diplomacy14. The eastern frontier15. The Germanic peoples16. Goths and Huns, c. 320—42517. The barbarian invasions and first settlements18. Polytheist religion and philosophy19. Orthodoxy and heresy from the death of Constantine to the eve of the first council of Ephesus20. Asceticism: pagan and Christian21. Christianization and religious conflict22. Education and literary culture23. Syriac culture, 337-42524. Art and architecture
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With the publication of Volume 13 The Cambridge Ancient History moves into fresh territory. The first edition was completed by Volume 12 which closed in AD 324. The editors of the new edition have enlarged the scope of Volume 12 to include the foundation of Constantinople and the death of Constantine, and extended the series with two new volumes taking the history down to AD 600. Volume 13 covers the years 337–425, from the death of Constantine to the reign of Theodosius II. It begins with a series of narrative chapters, followed by a part on government and institutions. The economy and society of the Empire are grouped together, as are chapters on foreign relations and the barbarian world. A part on religion marks the importance of Christianity in the Roman Empire by this period. The volume concludes with chapters on the various literary cultures of the Empire, and on art.
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