The Roman Empire in Late Antiquity: A Political and Military History - Hardcover

Elton, Hugh

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521899311 ISBN 13: 9780521899314

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2018

Synopsis

In this volume, Hugh Elton offers a detailed and up to date history of the last centuries of the Roman Empire. Beginning with the crisis of the third century, he covers the rise of Christianity, the key Church Councils, the fall of the West to the Barbarians, the Justinianic reconquest, and concludes with the twin wars against Persians and Arabs in the seventh century AD. Elton isolates two major themes that emerge in this period. He notes that a new form of decision-making was created, whereby committees debated civil, military, and religious matters before the emperor, who was the final arbiter. Elton also highlights the evolution of the relationship between aristocrats and the Empire, and provides new insights into the mechanics of administering the Empire, as well as frontier and military policies. Supported by primary documents and anecdotes, The Roman Empire in Late Antiquity is designed for use in undergraduate courses on late antiquity and early medieval history.

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About the Author

Hugh Elton is Professor and Program Coordinator in the Program of Greek and Roman Studies at Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario. A scholar of Late Roman political and military history, he has directed two archaeological projects in Turkey. He is the author of Warfare in Roman Europe, AD 350–425 (1998) and Frontiers of the Roman Empire (2012).

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521899311
• ISBN 13: 9780521899314
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 398