The Transition to Late Antiquity, on the Danube and Beyond
Andrew Poulter
Abstract
This book provides a significant insight into the changes that occurred in the late Roman period and which shaped the emergence of early medieval Europe. The book provides detail regarding the changes in the character of urbanism, military organization and the rural landscape which separate the Roman Empire from Late Antiquity (first to early seventh centuries AD). Some chapters focus on the lower Danube, others provide comparative studies which range from northern Italy and Pannonia to Greece, western Asia Minor and as far east as the Euphrates. These chapters compare the results of different ... More
This book provides a significant insight into the changes that occurred in the late Roman period and which shaped the emergence of early medieval Europe. The book provides detail regarding the changes in the character of urbanism, military organization and the rural landscape which separate the Roman Empire from Late Antiquity (first to early seventh centuries AD). Some chapters focus on the lower Danube, others provide comparative studies which range from northern Italy and Pannonia to Greece, western Asia Minor and as far east as the Euphrates. These chapters compare the results of different international research teams but also contrast approaches and methodology in order to assess the extent to which these differences might account for apparently contradictory conclusions. The volume also demonstrates the uses and pitfalls encountered in attempts to combine evidence provided by ancient historians and archaeologists — a theme which has wider implications beyond this text.
Keywords:
Europe,
urbanism,
military organization,
rural landscape,
Roman Empire,
Late Antiquity,
lower Danube,
Pannonia,
Greece,
Asia Minor
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2007 |
Print ISBN-13: 9780197264027 |
| Published to British Academy Scholarship Online: January 2012 |
DOI:10.5871/bacad/9780197264027.001.0001 |
