Late antiquity in contemporary debate /:

Late Antiquity, once known only as the period of protracted decline in the ancient world (Bas-Empire), has now become a major research area. In recent years, a wide-ranging historiographic debate on Late Antiquity has also begun. Replacing Gibbon's categories of decline and decadence with those...

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Körperschaft: International Congress of Historical Sciences Jinan, Shandong Sheng, China
Weitere Verfasser: Lizzi Testa, Rita (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Elektronisch Tagungsbericht E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2017.
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Zusammenfassung:Late Antiquity, once known only as the period of protracted decline in the ancient world (Bas-Empire), has now become a major research area. In recent years, a wide-ranging historiographic debate on Late Antiquity has also begun. Replacing Gibbon's categories of decline and decadence with those of continuity and transformation has not only brought to the fore the concept of the Late Roman period, but has made the alleged hiatus between the Roman, Byzantine and Mediaeval ages less important, while also driving to the margins the question of the end of the Roman Empire. This has broadened the sc.
Beschreibung:Collected papers given at the 22nd International Congress of Historical Sciences (CISH/ICHS) in Jinan, China.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xlix, 229 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781443876568
1443876569

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