The City in Late Antiquity

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Synopsis

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.

Book details

Series:
Leicester-Nottingham Studies in Ancient Society
Author:
John Rich
ISBN:
9781134761364
Related ISBNs:
9780203130162, 9780415144315, 9780415144315, 9781138140523, 9781138140523
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Pages:
216
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2020-07-04
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
1996
Copyright by:
N/A 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
History, Nonfiction