Readings in Late Antiquity: A Sourcebook

By Michael Maas

Book Overview

This sourcebook illustrates the dramatic political, social and religious transformations of Late Antiquity through the words of the men and women who experienced them. Drawing from Greek, Latin, Syriac, Hebrew, Coptic, Persian, Arabic and Armenian sources, the carefully chosen passages illuminate the lives of emperors, abbesses, aristocrats, slaves, children, barbarian chieftains, and saints from the Roman Empire and its neighbours.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415473365
• ISBN13: 9780415473361
• Release Date: December 2009
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 528 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

VERY interesting book

It is a very informative book. I used it in a college class and absolutely loved it.