The Oxford Handbook of Late Antiquity

by Scott Fitzgerald Johnson

Book Overview

The Oxford Handbook of Late Antiquity offers an innovative overview of a period (c. 300-700 CE) that has become increasingly central to scholarly debates over the history of western and Middle Eastern civilizations. This volume covers such pivotal events as the fall of Rome, the rise of Christianity, the origins of Islam, and the early formation of Byzantium and the European Middle Ages. These events are set in the context of widespread literary,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019027753X
• ISBN13: 9780190277536
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 1294 Pages
• Weight: 4.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.4" x 6.8" x 9.7"