A History of the Later Roman Empire, AD 284-641

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Mitchell, Stephen
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newark : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2014.
Colección:New York Academy of Sciences Ser.
Temas:
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Table of Contents
  • Praise for A History of the Later Roman Empire, ad 284-641, Second Edition
  • Blackwell History of the Ancient World
  • Title page
  • Copyright page
  • Dedication
  • Illustrations
  • Maps
  • Diagrams
  • Abbreviations
  • Reference Works and Journals
  • Ancient Authors, Works, and Documents (Details of Translations Can Be Found in the Bibliography)
  • Preface to the First Edition
  • Preface to the Second Edition
  • 1: An Introduction to Late Roman History
  • The Later Roman Empire, Late Antiquity, and the Contemporary World
  • Change and Development
  • Notes
  • 2: The Nature of the Evidence
  • The Problem of Christian Sources
  • Hagiography
  • Panegyrics
  • The Secular Historians
  • The Church Historians
  • The Legal and Administrative Sources
  • Letter Collections
  • Inscriptions
  • The Material World
  • Notes
  • 3: The Roman Empire from Diocletian to Alaric
  • Prelude
  • A Military Monarchy 284-395: Overview
  • The Age of Diocletian and Constantine
  • The Emergence of Constantine
  • The Successors of Constantine
  • Julian
  • Valentinian and Valens
  • A Changing World
  • Theodosius I
  • Stilicho and Alaric
  • The Goths in Constantinople
  • Notes
  • 4: The Roman Empire of the Fifth and Sixth Centuries
  • Preface
  • The Reign of Theodosius II
  • The Western Empire and the Barbarians 411-455
  • Marcian and Leo
  • The Fall of the Western Empire
  • Zeno and Odoacar
  • Anastasius
  • The War with Persia
  • Justin
  • Justinian: The Years of Ambition
  • War on the Eastern Front
  • The Nika Riot
  • The Reconquest of the West: Africa
  • The Invasion of Italy
  • Notes
  • 5: The Roman State
  • The Anatomy of the Empire
  • Propaganda and Ideology
  • Military Security
  • Ruling the Empire
  • Social and Cultural Transformations
  • Notes
  • 6: The Barbarian Kingdoms
  • The Origins of the Germanic Kingdoms of the West
  • The Huns
  • The Germanic Kingdoms of Western Europe in the Fifth Century
  • The Visigoths
  • The Burgundians
  • The Franks
  • Ostrogothic Italy
  • Notes
  • 7: From Pagan to Christian
  • Religious Pluralism in Late Antiquity
  • Christian Diversity
  • Christianity and the State: Outlawry and Tolerance
  • Notes
  • 8: Conversion to Christianity and the Politics of Religious Identity
  • Three Conversions and their Consequences
  • Constantine
  • Julian
  • Augustine
  • Politics and Christianity
  • Religious Identities
  • Notes
  • 9: The Political Economy of the Later Roman Empire
  • Rome
  • Constantinople
  • Alexandria
  • Carthage
  • Antioch
  • Notes
  • 10: Society and Economy in the Mediterranean and the Near East
  • The Eastern Empire
  • Egypt
  • The Western Empire
  • Conclusions
  • Notes
  • 11: The Challenges of the Later Sixth Century
  • The Bubonic Plague and Other Natural Catastrophes
  • Setbacks and Recovery in the Mid-Sixth Century
  • The Challenge of the Sassanians
  • Notes
  • 12: The Final Reckoning of the Eastern Empire
  • The Northern Barbarians in the Sixth Century
  • The Fall of Maurice

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