The Sixth Century: End or Beginning?
Author: Pauline Allen
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 1996-01-01
Total Pages: 343
ISBN-13: 9004344705
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Pauline Allen
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 1996-01-01
Total Pages: 343
ISBN-13: 9004344705
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Averil Cameron
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2006-02-01
Total Pages: 568
ISBN-13: 1134764642
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Originally published by Duckworth and the University of California Press, Procopius is now available for the first time in paperback. Professor Cameron emphasises the essential unity of Procopius' three works and, starting from the `minor' ones, demonstrates their intimate connection with the Wars. Procopius' writings are seen to comprise a subtle whole; only if they are understood in this way can their historical value be properly appreciated. The result is a new evaluation of Procopius which will be central to any future history of the sixth century.
Author: Florin Curta
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2021-05-12
Total Pages: 530
ISBN-13: 9004456988
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In The Long Sixth Century in Eastern Europe, Florin Curta offers a social and economic history of East Central, South-Eastern and Eastern Europe during the 6th and 7th centuries.
Author: Irfan Shahîd
Publisher: Dumbarton Oaks
Published: 1995
Total Pages: 756
ISBN-13: 9780884022145
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Hodges
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2003-04-07
Total Pages: 309
ISBN-13: 9004502602
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In his assessment of the transformation of the Roman World Henri Pirenne assigned little significance to the sixth century, seeing it primarily as a period of continuity. In this volume twelve scholars assess the period in the light of new evidence and new perspectives. The result is an infinitely complex picture, covering Scandinavia and Central Europe as well as the western Mediterranean, in which continuity and change exist side by side.
Author: Michael Maas
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2005-04-18
Total Pages: 743
ISBN-13: 1139826875
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book introduces the Age of Justinian, the last Roman century and the first flowering of Byzantine culture. Dominated by the policies and personality of emperor Justinian I (527–565), this period of grand achievements and far-reaching failures witnessed the transformation of the Mediterranean world. In this volume, twenty specialists explore the most important aspects of the age including the mechanics and theory of empire, warfare, urbanism, and economy. It also discusses the impact of the great plague, the codification of Roman law, and the many religious upheavals taking place at the time. Consideration is given to imperial relations with the papacy, northern barbarians, the Persians, and other eastern peoples, shedding new light on a dramatic and highly significant historical period.
Author: Roger Scott
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2018-02-06
Total Pages: 538
ISBN-13: 1351219448
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Byzantine chronicles have traditionally been regarded as a somewhat inferior form of Byzantine history writing, especially in comparison with 'classicizing' historians. The aim of many of these papers is both to rescue the reputation of the Byzantine chroniclers, especially Malalas and Theophanes, and also to provide some examples of how these two chroniclers in particular can be exploited usefully both to reveal aspects of the past itself, notably of the period of Justinian, and also of how the Byzantines interpreted their own past, which included on occasions rewriting that past to suit altered contemporary needs. For the period of Justinian in particular, proper attention to aspects of the humble Byzantine chronicle can also help achieve a better understanding of the period than that provided by the classicizing Procopius with his emphasis on war and conquest. By considering more general aspects of the place of history-writing in Byzantine culture, the papers also help explain why history remained such an important aspect of Byzantine culture.
Author: Ine Jacobs
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Published: 2018-10-18
Total Pages: 393
ISBN-13: 1789250080
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Asia Minor is considered to have been a fairly prosperous region in Late Antiquity. It was rarely disturbed by external invasions and remained largely untouched by the continuous Roman-Persian conflict until very late in the period, was apparently well connected to the flourishing Mediterranean economy and, as the region closest to Constantinople, is assumed to have played an important part in the provisioning of the imperial capital and the imperial armies. When exactly this prosperity came to an end – the late sixth century, the early, middle or even later seventh century – remains a matter of debate. Likewise, the impact of factors such as the dust veil event of 536, the impact of the bubonic plague that made its first appearance in AD 541/542, the costs and consequences of Justinian’s wars, the Persian attacks of the early seventh century and, eventually the Arab incursions of around the middle of the seventh century, remains controversial. The more general living conditions in both cities and countryside have long been neglected. The majority of the population, however, did not live in urban but in rural contexts. Yet the countryside only found its proper place in regional overviews in the last two decades, thanks to an increasing number of regional surveys in combination with a more refined pottery chronology. Our growing understanding of networks of villages and hamlets is very likely to influence the appreciation of the last decades of Late Antiquity drastically. Indeed, it would seem that the sixth century in particular is characterized not only by a ruralization of cities, but also by the extension and flourishing of villages in Asia Minor, the Roman Near East, and Egypt. This volume's series of themes include the physical development of large and small settlements, their financial situation, and the proportion of public and private investment. Imperial, provincial, and local initiatives in city and countryside are compared and the main motivations examined, including civic or personal pride, military incentives, and religious stimuli. The evidence presented will be used to form opinions on the impact of the plague on living circumstances in the sixth century and to evaluate the significance of the Justinianic period.
Author: Conor Whately
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2021-06-22
Total Pages: 311
ISBN-13: 9004461612
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In Procopius on Soldiers and Military Institutions in the Sixth-Century Roman Empire, Conor Whately examines Procopius’ coverage of rank-and-file soldiers in his three works, reveals the limitations, and highlights his value to our understanding of recruitment.
Author: S. J. B. Barnish
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 510
ISBN-13: 9781843830740
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Ostrogoths appropriated the remnants of the Roman empire in Italy, Spain, southern Gaul and the north-west Balkans. In this title, studies illuminate the evolution of medieval Europe from Roman civilisation moderated by Germanic outsiders.