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Zusatztext This is a valuable book providing a solid perspective of the archaeology of the Western Roman Empire in Late Antiquity; I learnt much, as will my students, who I will certainly be directing towards this volume Informationen zum Autor Dr. Neil Christie is Reader in Archaeology, School of Archaeology & Ancient History, University of Leicester. His principal research interests are the history and archaeology of Italy and the Western Mediterranean. He has researched and taught in Italy and the UK. Vorwort This book offers a fresh assessment of the Western Roman Empire's ostensible decline. Neil Christie presents a compelling argument that the Roman Empire did not dissolve; rather it was simply transformed in the West and persisted in the East. Emphasizing the interplay of history with archaeology in this period, this book is a vital student text. Zusammenfassung This book offers a fresh assessment of the Western Roman Empire's ostensible decline. Neil Christie presents a compelling argument that the Roman Empire did not dissolve; rather it was simply transformed in the West and persisted in the East. Inhaltsverzeichnis PrefaceIntroduction: Questioning Decline in the Late Roman West1 The Fall of the Late Roman West: Contexts of Change, AD 200-5002 Defending the Late Roman West I: Armies, Commanders and Enemies3 Defending the Late Roman West II: Frontiers, Forts and Towns4 Towns and Urban Society in the Late Empire5 Three Capitals of the West: Rome, Milan, Ravenna6 Pagans and Christians in the Late Roman West7 Communications, Trade and Land 8 The Ends of Rome in the West Conclusions: An Empire Lost and TransformedBibliographyIndex
