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The World of Late Antiquity (Library of European Civilizations)
by: Peter Brown

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Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 940
EAN: 9780500330227
ISBN: 0500330220
Label: Thames & Hudson Ltd
Manufacturer: Thames & Hudson Ltd
Number Of Pages: 216
Publication Date: 1989-03
Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd
Studio: Thames & Hudson Ltd
Sales Rank: 17109

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- Excellent
Peter Brown's The World of Late Antiquity was a revolutionary book for its time. Published in 1971 as an eloquently written essay, Brown challenged many of the assumptions about Classical Civilisation that had dominated historiography since the days of Edward Gibbon.
In those days the idea of the fall of the Roman Empire was one of violent invasion and decline, folllowed by centuries of artistic and intellectual poverty called the Dark Ages.

Brown opposed these ideas and showed that there were still strong links with the Classical World, well into the Dark Ages, and even following the Islamic Conquest.
Although Brown's main point of interest is social and cultural change, he also discuss the art of the period, and ... Read More:

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- A good introduction...
The world of Late Antiquity is an historical period often overlooked. The more prominent periods such as the Greek Empire, Roman Empire, Early Christendom, Rise of Islam, East/West Split, etc. take the majority of space in historical texts; often the world of Late Antiquity is an epilogue or a prologue to anothe period.

Peter Brown, renowned for his authoritative biography on Augustine of Hippo, has produced a good introductory text to the period between the beginnings of the downfall of the Roman Empire and the beginnings of medieval times in western Europe. This period does not have strict boundaries -- there were no crucial or pivotal events defining the beginning or the end of the period, which is perhaps why it is often overlooked. ... Read More:

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- An essential monograph
Peter Brown, a professor of History at Princeton University, is a legend in the field of Late Antique studies. While many classicists flippantly refer to the Roman world after 312 as merely "medieval," Professor Brown paints a portrait of a vibrant Late Antique world, a world filled with both great accomplishments and dramatic changes. Brown is a genuine humanist; he writes with a clear, graceful style and his book is as pleasant to read as it is enlightening. The book is also well illustrated, presenting a number of brilliant examples of Late Antique art. While a short work, it provides a whirlwind survey of the whole of the classical world, and includes discussions of the Persian Empire, which is often ignored by Rome-centric classicists. It is also ... Read More:

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- A poetic narrative of one of mankind's most interesting eras
In this brilliant work, Peter Brown, examines a society and a region in transition. The society in question is the Roman empire, stretching along the shores of the Mediterranean from east to west, and from the Rhine and the Danube to the north to the north African desert, to the south. The region, includes not only the Mediterranean shores, but also Mesopotamia and Persia. The transition, concerns the social, cultural and spiritual transformation of this world, as it was expressed in the change of religious beliefs, from polytheism to the monotheistic systems of worship of Christianity and Islam. The momentousness of these events cannot be overstated. We still live with the results of those changes. Peter Brown, is eminent among a plethora of scholars, ... Read More:

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