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Was the fall of Rome a great catastrophe that cast the West into darkness for centuries to come? Or, as scholars argue today, was there no crisis at all, but simply a peaceful blending of barbarians into Roman culture, an essentially positive transformation? In The Fall of Rome, eminent historian Bryan Ward-Perkins argues that the "peaceful" theory of Rome's "transformation" is badly in error. Indeed, he sees the fall of Rome as a time of horror and dislocation that destroyed a great civilization, throwing the inhabitants of the West back to a standard of living typical of prehistoric times. Attacking contemporary theories with relish and making use of modern archaeological evidence, he looks at both the wider explanations for the disintegration of the Roman world and also the consequences for the lives of everyday Romans, who were caught in a world of economic collapse, marauding barbarians, and the rise of a new religious orthodoxy. The book recaptures the drama and violence of the last days of the Roman world, and reminds us of the very real terrors of barbarian occupation. Equally important, Ward-Perkins contends that a key problem with the new way of looking at the end of the ancient world is that all difficulty and awkwardness is smoothed out into a steady and positive transformation of society. Nothing ever goes badly wrong in this vision of the past. The evidence shows otherwise. Up to date and brilliantly written, combining a lively narrative with the latest research and thirty illustrations, this superb volume reclaims the drama, the violence, and the tragedy of the fall of Rome.

Rome --- Europe --- History. --- History --- Histoire --- Roman history --- anno 1-499 --- anno 500-799 --- Empire, 284-476 --- Germanic invasions, 3d-6th centuries --- Acqui 2006 --- Rome - History - Germanic Invasions, 3rd-6th centuries --- Rome - History - Empire, 284-476 --- Rome - Histoire - 3e-6e siècles (Grandes Invasions) --- Rome - Histoire - 284-476 (Bas-Empire)

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This volume examines the changing perceptions and ideals of town life, from the classical civitas/polis (the lynch-pin of ancient civilisation) to the medieval city (still playing many central roles, but with less of the ideological charge characteristic of Antiquity). One central theme is the persistent 'shadow' of the ancient city - in crumbling ancient buildings, and the survival of Roman styles of urban lay-out; and in the way that cities were depicted both visually (in persistence of often outmoded classical terms and descriptions), and verbally (in the persistence of often outmoded classical terms and descriptions). Yet the ideal of the city was also changing and developing, especially around the idea of a new, specifically Christian city, protected by its saints and by its churches.

History of Europe --- anno 500-799 --- anno 1-499 --- Cities and towns, Medieval --- Civilization, Medieval --- Villes médiévales --- Civilisation médiévale --- Cities and towns, Medieval. --- Civilization, Medieval. --- Villes médiévales --- Civilisation médiévale --- Medieval civilization --- Middle Ages --- Civilization --- Chivalry --- Renaissance --- Medieval cities and towns --- History --- Villes médiévales. --- Civilisation médiévale. --- Cities --- City Planning --- history

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The Last Statues of Antiquity is the first comprehensive survey of Roman honorific statues in the public realm in Late Antiquity, offering a richly illustrated pan-Empire exploration of the reasons behind the decline and eventual disppearance of Roman statuary c.AD 250-650, examining variations between regions, cities, and the honorands.

Statues --- Statuary --- Monuments --- Sculpture --- History --- Sculpture, Roman --- Sculpture romaine --- Histoire --- Statues. --- To 1500. --- Africa, North. --- Greece. --- Rome (Empire). --- North Africa. --- Rome (Empire) --- Statues - Rome --- Statues - Greece - History - To 1500 --- Statues - Africa, North - History - To 1500

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With Volume 14 The Cambridge Ancient History concludes its story. This latest volume embraces the wide range of approaches and scholarship which have in recent decades transformed our view of Late Antiquity. In particular, traditional political and social history has been enormously enhanced by integrating the rich evidence of Christian writing, and the constantly expanding results of archaeological research. A picture emerges of a period of considerable military and political disruption, but also of vibrant intellectual and cultural activity. The volume begins with a series of narrative chapters. These are followed by sections on government and institutions, economy and society, and religion and culture. A section on the provinces and the non-Roman world marks the rise of new and distinct political and cultural entities. This volume, and the CAH, ends in around AD 600, before the Arab conquests shattered for ever what remained of the unity of the Roman world.

Rome --- Byzantine Empire --- Mediterranean Region --- History