EAN: 9780500297483

THE WORLD OF LATE ANTIQUITY - PETER BROWN KARTO...

A remarkable study in social and cultural change that explains how and why the Late Antique
world  between c. 150 and c. 750 AD  came to differ from 'Classical civilization'.     The
first century AD was one of momentous events: the end of the Roman empire  the rise of
Christianity across western Europe and the disappearance of Persia from the Near East  an era
in which the most deep-rooted of ancient institutions disappeared for all time creating
divergent legacies which are still present. Renowned historian Peter Brown examines these
changes and the reactions to them  to show that the period of Late Antiquity was one of
outstanding new beginnings and far-reaching impacts.    The result is a lucid answer to a
crucial question in world history  how the exceptionally homogenous Mediterranean world of the
first century AD became divided into the three mutually estranged societies of the Middle Ages:
Catholic Western Europe  Byzantium and the Islamic world. Brown's remarkable study in social
and cultural transformation explains how and why the Late Antique world  came to differ from
the 'Classical civilization' of the Greeks and Romans. Featuring a new preface and updated with
colour illustrations throughout  The World of Late Antiquity demonstrates that we still have
much to learn from this enduring and intriguing period of history.

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