New Rome the empire in the east
"In New Rome, Paul Stephenson looks beyond traditional texts and well-known artifacts to offer a novel, scientifically-minded interpretation of antiquity's end. It turns out that the descent of Rome is inscribed not only in parchments but also in ice cores and DNA. From these and other sou...
| Main Author: | Stephenson, Paul (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, Massachusetts :
The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press,
2022.
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| Edition: | First Harvard University Press edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Part 1: Life in the later Roman world. Life at the end of the 'Lead Age' ; Family and faith ; An empire of cities ; Culture, communications, and commerce ; Constantinople, the new Rome
- Part 2: Power and politics. The Theodosian Age, AD 395-451 ; Soldiers and civilians, AD 451-527 ; The Age of Justinian, AD 527-602 ; The Heraclians, AD 602-c. 700
- Part 3: The end of antiquity. The end of ancient civilisation ; Apocalypse and the end of antiquity ; Emperors of New Rome.