Urban Space and Aristocratic Power in Late Antique Rome - Ad 270-535

Between 270 and 535 AD the city of Rome underwent a dramatic transformation, from an imperial capital into the centre of western Christendom. This volume focuses on the city's senatorial elite to provide a uniquely comprehensive view of the period, arguing that its transformation was the result of a process of great political and cultural dynamism.

About the author

Carlos Machado studied Ancient History in Niterói and São Paulo, before obtaining a DPhil in Ancient History from the University of Oxford in 2006. He has held post-doctoral fellowships in Heidelberg and São Paulo, and lectured in São Paulo. He moved to St Andrews in 2015, where he is currently Senior Lecturer in Ancient History and director of the Centre for Late Antique Studies.

Summary

Between 270 and 535 AD the city of Rome underwent a dramatic transformation, from an imperial capital into the centre of western Christendom. This volume focuses on the city's senatorial elite to provide a uniquely comprehensive view of the period, arguing that its transformation was the result of a process of great political and cultural dynamism.

Additional text

The amount of evidence that Machado examines is huge... Urban Space and Aristocratic Power is a systematic, solid and in-depth analysis throughout, with excellent analyses of written sources and archaeological evidence accompanied by illustrative examples.

Product details

• Authors: Carlos Machado, Carlos (Senior Lecturer in Ancient Histor Machado, Carlos (Senior Lecturer in Ancient History Machado, Machado Carlos
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2019
• EAN: 9780198835073
• ISBN: 978-0-19-883507-3
• No. of pages: 352
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; HISTORY / Ancient / Rome, CE period up to c 1500, Ancient Rome, Ancient History, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, c 500 to c 1000 CE, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, BCE to c 500 CE, C 500 CE To C 1000 CE, BCE period – Protohistory