Late Antiquity: A Very Short Introduction

by Gillian Clark

Book Overview

Late antiquity saw the barbarian invasions overrun the western Roman empire and Persian and Arab armies end Roman rule over the eastern and southern coasts of the Mediterranean. Was late antiquity therefore merely a time of decline? In this vibrant and compact introduction, Gillian Clark sheds light on the concept of late antiquity and the events of its time, showing that this was in fact a period of great transformation. Late antiquity saw Roman...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199546207
• ISBN13: 9780199546206
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.3" x 7.0"