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The city in late antiquity /

Examines the changes undergone by Roman cities in the Late Roman empire and seeks to explain why urban life disappeared in some regions, while elsewhere cities survived through to the Middle Ages and beyond.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Rich, John, 1944-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London : Routledge, 1992
Series:Leicester-Nottingham studies in ancient society ; v. 3.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Book Cover; Title; Contents; Notes on contributors; Preface; Abbreviations; The end of the ancient city WOLFGANG LIEBESCHUETZ; The survival and fall of the classical city in Late Roman Africa CLAUDE LEPELLEY; Christianity and the city in Late Roman Gaul JILL HARRIES; The use and abuse of urbanism in the Danubian provinces during the Later Roman Empire ANDREW POULTER; The end of the city in Roman Britain RICHARD REECE; 'The cities are not populated as once they were' PHILIP DIXON; Public buildings and urban change in northern Italy in the early mediaeval period CRISTINA LA ROCCA.