Boin, Douglas,

A social and cultural history of late antiquity / Douglas Boin. - xxix, 285 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm. - Wiley Blackwell social and cultural histories of the ancient world .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. The "vanishing" of Rome -- Who and what is late antiquity? -- When does late antiquity begin? When does it end? -- How do we do late antique history? -- Part II. Late antiquity appears -- Power -- Worship -- Social change -- Law and politics -- Urban life -- Community -- Economy -- The household and family -- Ideas and literary culture -- Part III. The illusion of Mediterranean history -- Geography and society -- A choice of directions.

9781119077008 (cloth) 9781119076810 (pbk.)

2017042187


Social change--History--Mediterranean Region--To 1500.
Romans--History.--Mediterranean Region
Romans--Social life and customs.--Mediterranean Region
Romans--Social conditions.--Mediterranean Region


Mediterranean Region--Civilization.
Mediterranean Region--History--To 476.
Mediterranean Region--History--476-1517.

DE 71 / B65 2018