The Roman Empire divided, 400-700

Author(s)

• Moorhead, John

Bibliographic Information

The Roman Empire divided, 400-700

John Moorhead

Longman, an imprint of Pearson Education, 2001

Note

Bibliography: p. 296-309

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Unmatched in its chronological sweep, and with an impressive and unusual geographical range, this ambitious history offers a new and vital interpretation of the post-Roman world. The decline and fall of the Roman Empire has transfixed historians for centuries. This important new account looks at what happened after the power of the once mighty empire was swept away. Smaller states founded by Slavs, Arabs, Germanic peoples and others moved in to fill the void and laid the foundations for the later histories of western Europe, the Balkans, the Middle East and north Africa. John Moorhead looks at how these fundamental changes were influenced by other social, economic and political developments taking place at the same time. Using a fascinating array of evidence he weaves the numerous threads into a convincing and lucid narrative and shows how, by the end of the eighth century, the civilization of the ancient world had been replaced by a series of units which had very little in common with each other.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations Foreword Introduction Chapter 1 The EmpireFrontiers BarbariansNon-RomansNames and Clothing Roman Society Religion Chapter 2 The western Mediterranean till the mid-sixth century Italy Africa Spain Chapter 3 From Gaul to France Newcomers and the old establishment Clovis The sixth century Franks and indigenes Centre and peripheries Control of resources The north Changes Chapter 4 From Britain to England Roman Britain Newcomers Indigenes and newcomers Newcomers and indigenes Frankish influence Irish influence Mediterranean influence Monarchy Old and new Chapter 5 The western Mediterranean post-Justinian Byzantium and the West Africa Italy Spain Chapter 6 South of the Danube The fifth century The loss of Noricum Justinian Slaves and Avars The seventh century Thessaloniki The Empire fights back Bulgars Chapter 7 The East to 661 A city and its empire The Arabs Muhammand Persians and Jews Preparation for expansion Expansion begins The initial impact of the Arabs Chapter 8 The East from 661 The new regime Expansion to the west Buildings Iconoclasm The balance of Power Co-existence and apocalypse Structural change Chapter 9 Systems great and small The Pirenne thesis I World Systems The Pirenne thesis II The Mediterranean The west looks back Retrospect and prospect Notes Bibliography Index

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Details

• NCID: BA5633260X
• ISBN:
  • 0582251117
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Harlow, England ; New York ; Tokyo
• Pages/Volumes: ix, 326 p., [14] p. of plates
• Size: 24 cm