Book Details
Orange Code:95623
Paperback:1119 pages
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1. The western empire2. The eastern empire: Theodosius to Anastasius3. Justin I and Justinian4. The successors of Justinian5. The western kingdoms6. Emperor and court7. Government and administration8. Administration and politics in the cities of the fifth to the mid seventh century9. Roman law10. Law in the western kingdoms between the fifth and the seventh century11. The army12. Land, labour and settlement13. Specialized production and exchange14. The family in the late Roman world15. Family and friendship in the west16. State, lordship and community in the west17. Armies and society in the later Roman world18. The north-western provinces19. Italy20. Vandal and Byzantine Africa21. Asia Minor and Cyprus22. The Sasanid monarchy23. The Arabs24. The Balkans and Greece25. The organization of the church26. Monasticism27. Holy Men28. The definition and enforcement of orthodoxy29. Philosophy and philosophical schools30. Education in the Roman empire31. The visual arts32. Building and architecture
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With Volume 14 The Cambridge Ancient History concludes its story. This latest volume embraces the wide range of approaches and scholarship which have in recent decades transformed our view of Late Antiquity. In particular, traditional political and social history has been enormously enhanced by integrating the rich evidence of Christian writing, and the constantly expanding results of archaeological research. A picture emerges of a period of considerable military and political disruption, but also of vibrant intellectual and cultural activity. The volume begins with a series of narrative chapters. These are followed by sections on government and institutions, economy and society, and religion and culture. A section on the provinces and the non-Roman world marks the rise of new and distinct political and cultural entities. This volume, and the CAH, ends in around AD 600, before the Arab conquests shattered for ever what remained of the unity of the Roman world.
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