City in Late Antiquity

Informationen zum Autor Dr John Rich, John Rich Klappentext The city was the nexus of the Roman Empire in its early centuries. The City in Late Antiquity charts the change undergone by cities as the Empire was weakened by the third-century crisis, and later disintegrated under external pressures. The old picture of the classical city as everywhere in decline by the fourth century is shown to be far too simple, and John Rich seeks to explain why urban life disappeared in some regions, while elsewhere cities survived through to the Middle Ages and beyond. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contributors: Dr P.W. Dixon , University of Nottingham; Dr J.D. Harries , University of St. Andrews; Dr H. Kennedy , University of St. Andrews; Dr Christina La Rocca , Italy; Prof. Claude Lepelley , University of Paris; Prof. J.H.W.G. Liebeschuetz , FBA, University of Nottingham; Dr A.G. Poulter , University of Nottingham; Dr R.M. Reece , University College, London

Product details

• Authors: John Rich, John Rich Rich
• Assisted by: Dr John Rich (Editor), John Rich (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.10.1996
• EAN: 9780415144315
• ISBN: 978-0-415-14431-5
• No. of pages: 216
• Series: Leicester-Nottingham Studies i; Leicester-Nottingham Studies in Ancient Society; Leicester-Nottingham Studies in Ancient Society
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity