Product Description

Studies of culture, politics and society in the later Roman Empire have become more prolific because of the work of archaeologists, theologians and historical researchers. This book surveys this period in history, detailing recent discoveries and theories proposed.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #188533 in Books
• Published on: 1993-04-26
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 256 pages

About the Author
Averil Cameron is Professor of Late Antique and Byzantium Studies at King's College London, where she has great experience in teaching the history of late antiquity. She is the author of several books, including 'Christianity and the Rhetoric of Empire' and 'History as Text'.

Customer Reviews

An excellent overview of a chaotic era in history
Averil Cameron is one of the leading academics in this field, and has produced a fairly thorough survey of the Roman empire between the accession of Diocletian in AD 284 and the death of St Augustine in AD 430. This was a turbulent time, a time of transition between the ancient pagan world and medieval Christendom, and a period of history that has often been neglected outside academic circles. Professor Cameron outlines the major political, social and religious upheavals of the era which saw the division of the empire, Christianity being adopted as the official state religion and the barbarian invasions, which finally led to the downfall of Rome and the establishment of the nation states of modern Europe. This is a scholarly work, which uses archaeological, as well as literary evidence, to present this fascinating period of history to a wider public.