Title: The Oxford handbook of Late Antiquity /
Authors: Johnson, Scott Fitzgerald, 1976-
Publisher: Oxford University Press,
Year: 2012
Subjects: Civilization, Greco-Roman; Civilization, Medieval; History, Ancient; Rome Civilization; Byzantine Empire Civilization
Abstract: Late antiquity extends from the accession of the Christian emperor Constantine to the rise of Muhammad and early Islam (ca. 300-700 AD). This volume takea account of the scholarship published in the last 30 years and provide a foundational synthesis for students of late antiquity.
Contents: Preface: On the uniqueness of Late Antiquity / Scott Fitzgerald Johnson -- Introduction: Late antique conceptions of Late Antiquity / Hervé Inglebert ; translation from French prepared by Scott Fitzgerald Johnson -- The western kingdoms / Michael Kulikowski -- Barbarians : problems and approaches / Michael Maas -- The Balkans / Craig H. Caldwell III -- Armenia / Tim Greenwood -- Central Asia and the Silk Road / Étienne de la Vaissière -- Syriac and the "Syrians" / Philip Wood -- Egypt / Arietta Papaconstantinou -- The Coptic tradition / Anne Boud'hors -- Arabia and Ethiopia / Christian Julien Robin -- Latin poetry / Scott McGill -- Greek poetry / Gianfranco Agosti -- Historiography / Brian Croke -- Hellenism and its discontents / Aaron P. Johnson -- Education : speaking, thinking, and socializing / Edward Watts -- Monasticism and the philosophical heritage / Samuel Rubenson -- Physics and metaphysics / Gregory Smith -- Travel, cartography, and cosmology / Scott Fitzgerald Johnson -- Economic trajectories / Jairus Banaji -- Concerning rural matters / Cam Grey -- Marriage and family / Kyle Harper -- Poverty, charity, and the inventin of the hospital / Peregrine Horden -- Concepts of citizenship / Ralph W. Mathisen -- Justice and equality / Kevin Uhalde -- Roman law and legal culture / Jill Harries -- Communication in Late Antiquity : use and reuse / Andrew Gillett.