The world of late antiquity : AD 150-750
Peter Robert Lamont Brown
Bok · Engelsk · 2024
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| Omfang | 239 sider : illustrasjoner (noen kolorerte)
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| Utgave | New edition
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| Opplysninger | Første utgave 1971. - Part one: The late Roman revolution. I. Society. The boundaries of the Classical world: c. AD 200 -- The new rulers: 240-350 -- A world restored: Roman society in the fourth century -- II. Religion. The new mood: Directions of religious thought, c. 170-300 -- The crisis of the towns: The rise of Christianity, c. 200-300 -- The last Hellenes: Philosophy and paganism, c. 260-360 -- The conversion of Christianity, 300-363 -- The new people: Monasticism and the expansion of Christianity, 300-400 -- Part two: Divergent legacies. I. The west. The western revival, 350-450 -- The price of survival: western society, 450-600 -- II. Byzantium. 'The ruling city': The eastern empire from Theodosius II to Anastasius, 408-518 -- La gloire: Justinian and his successors, 527-603 -- The empires of the east: Byzantium and Persia, 540-640 -- The death of the classical word: Culture and religion in the early middle ages -- III. The new participants. Muhammad and the rise of Islam, 610-632 -- 'A garden protected by our spears': The late antique world under Islam, 632-809.. - "A remarkable study in social and cultural change that explains how and why the late antique world (circa 150-750CE) came to differ from "classical civilization." The first century CE was one of momentous events: the end of the Roman Empire, the rise of Christianity across Western Europe, and the disappearance of Persia from the Near East. An era in which the most deep-rooted ancient institutions disappeared, creating divergent legacies that are still present today. Renowned historian Peter Brown examines these changes and the reactions to them to show that the late antiquity was an outstanding period of new beginnings with far-reaching impacts. The result is a lucid answer to a crucial question in world history: how the exceptionally homogenous Mediterranean world of the first century CE became divided into the three mutually estranged societies of the Middle Ages: Catholic Western Europe, Byzantium, and the Islamic world. Brown's remarkable study in social and cultural transformation explains how and why the late antique world came to differ from the "classical civilization" of the Greeks and Romans. Featuring a new preface and updated with color illustrations throughout, The World of Late Antiquity demonstrates that we still have much to learn from this enduring and intriguing period of history."
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| ISBN | 9780500297483
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