Summary
Stephen Mitchell: A History of the Late Roman Empire 284 - 641.
The work contains an extensive narrative of political and military events and sheds light on important episodes such as the conversion of Constantine, the creation of a pious Christian state from the Eastern Roman Empire, and the renewal of Roman universalist ambitions during the reign of Emperor Justinian. Through thematic chapters, the author examines the nature of the late Roman state, the origin and character of the western barbarian kingdoms, epochal religious changes and the main aspects of economy and society. The final chapters deal with the weakening of the empire, offering an account of the period between the outbreak of the Great Plague in 542 and the decline of Roman supremacy in the Middle East in the 7th century.
The book is equipped with chronological tables, historical maps and charts with useful information, as well as a bibliography that encourages the reader to further study and research.
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