The Roman West, AD 200-500 [electronic resource] : an archaeological study / Simon Esmonde Cleary.
2013
DG311 .E76 2013
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The Roman West, AD 200-500 [electronic resource] : an archaeological study / Simon Esmonde Cleary.
ISBN
9780521196499
9781107332898 (electronic book)
9781107332898 (electronic book)
Publication Details
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
Language
English
Description
xv, 533 p. : ill.
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DG311 .E76 2013
Dewey Decimal Classification
937/.06
Summary
"This book describes and analyses the development of the Roman West from Gibraltar to the Rhine, using primarily the extensive body of published archaeological evidence rather than the textual evidence underlying most other studies. It situates this development within a longer-term process of change, proposing the later second century rather than the 'third-century crisis' as the major turning-point, although the latter had longer-term consequences owing to the rise in importance of military identities. Elsewhere, more 'traditional' forms of settlement and display were sustained, to which was added the vocabulary of Christianity. The longer-term rhythms are also central to assessing the evidence for such aspects as rural settlement and patterns of economic interaction. The collapse of Roman imperial authority emphasised trends such as militarisation and regionalisation along with economic and cultural disintegration. Indicators of 'barbarian/Germanic' presence are reassessed within such contexts and the traditional interpretations questioned and alternatives proposed"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Machine generated contents note: Introduction; 1. Prologue: the 'third-century crisis'; 2. The military response: soldiers and civilians; 3. Christianity and the traditional religions; 4. Reshaping the cities; 5. Emperors and aristocrats in the late Roman West; 6. Rural settlement and economy in the late Roman West; 7. The economy of the late Roman West; 8. Breakdown and barbarians; 9. The fifth century and the disintegration of the Roman West; 10. Epilogue: AD 200-500, a coherent period?.