Late Antiquity - A Guide to the Postclassical World

Informationen zum Autor G. W. Bowersock is Professor Emeritus of Ancient History at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton. Peter Brown is Philip and Beulah Rollins Professor of History, Emeritus, at Princeton University. Oleg Grabar was Professor Emeritus of Islamic Art and Architecture at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey. Klappentext In 11 in-depth essays and over 500 encyclopedia entries! a cast of experts provides fresh perspectives on an era marked by the rise of two world religions! unprecedented upheavals! and the creation of art of enduring glory. 79 illustrations! 16 in color. Zusammenfassung In 11 comprehensive essays and over 500 encyclopedic entries! an international cast of experts provides the latest scholarship and fresh perspectives on the history and culture of late antiquity! an era marked by the rise of two world religions! unprecedented political upheavals! and the creation of art of enduring glory.

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• Authors: G. W. Bowersock, G. W. Brown Bowersock, G. W. Etc. Bowersock, G.w. Etc. Bowersock, Glen W. Etc. Bowersock, G. w Bowerstock, Peter Brown, G. w Bowerstock, Oleg Grabar
• Assisted by: G. W. Bowersock (Editor), Peter Brown (Editor), Peter Robert Lamont Brown (Editor), Etc. (Editor), Oleg Grabar (Editor), Grabar Oleg (Editor)
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.11.1999
• EAN: 9780674511736
• ISBN: 978-0-674-51173-6
• No. of pages: 802
• Dimensions: 210 mm x 270 mm x 50 mm
• Series: Harvard University Press Reference Library; Harvard University Press Refer; Harvard University Press Reference Library
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book; HISTORY / Ancient / General, HISTORY / World, General & world history, CE period up to c 1500, Ancient History, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, General and world history, Ancient history: to c 500 CE