Readings in Late Antiquity: A Sourcebook

by Michael Maas

Book Overview

Late Antiquity (ca. 250-650) witnessed the transition from Classical Antiquity to the Middle Ages in the Mediterranean and Near Eastern worlds. Christianity displaced polytheism over a wide area, offering new definitions of identity and community. The Roman Empire collapsed in Western Europe to be replaced by new "Germanic" kingdoms. In the East, Byzantium emerged, while the Persian Empire reached its apogee and collapsed. Arab armies carrying...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415473373
• ISBN13: 9780415473378
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 528 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

VERY interesting book

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