The idea of the city in late antiquity : a study in resilience

1. Verfasser: Wallace-Hadrill, Andrew , [VerfasserIn]
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2025.
Umfang/Format: pages cm
ISBN: 9781009527071
Schlagworte:
Inhaltsangabe:
  • The end of the ancient city?
  • In praise of the city
  • The city in question
  • The city revived? Cassiodorus and Ostrogothic Italy
  • The city embattled: Procopius and Justinian's Byzantine world
  • The city and its records: the Ravenna papyri
  • The city of Bishops: Gregory of Tours and Merovingian Gaul
  • The grammar of the city: Isidore and Visigothic Spain
  • The fabric of the city: the idea embodied
  • Conclusion: Decline and resilience.