A social and cultural history of late antiquity

1. Verfasser: Boin, Douglas , [VerfasserIn]
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: Hoboken, NJ : Wiley/Blackwell, [2018].
Umfang/Format: xxix, 286 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.
Schriftenreihe: Wiley Blackwell social and cultural histories of the ancient world
Schlagworte:
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Part I. The "vanishing" of Rome
  • Who and what is late antiquity?
  • When does late antiquity begin? When does it end?
  • How do we do late antique history?
  • Part II. Late antiquity appears
  • Power
  • Worship
  • Social change
  • Law and politics
  • Urban life
  • Community
  • Economy
  • The household and family
  • Ideas and literary culture
  • Part III. The illusion of Mediterranean history
  • Geography and society
  • A choice of directions.