History
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The Christianization of the Late Roman Period: Cities, Churches, Synagogues, Palaces, Private Houses and Monasteries in the Early Christian Period [Hardback]
Beat Brenk (Author)
£150.00ISBN: 9781899828722
Published by : Pindar Press
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A collection of papers which have appeared during the last 10 to 15 years which aim to explain the phenomenon of Christianisation based on the examination of religious, social and economic case studies. Brenk traces the transformation of the l... .... Learn More -
Dariali: The 'Caspian Gates' in the Caucasus from Antiquity to the Age of the Huns and the Middle Ages: The Joint Georgian-British Dariali Gorge Excavations and Surveys 2013-2016 [Hardback]
Eberhard Sauer (Author)
£75.00Click here for ebook buying options
ISBN: 9781789251920
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: British Institute of Persian Studies Archaeological Monograph Series
Volume: 6
The Huns, invading through Dariali Gorge on the modern-day border between Russia and Georgia in AD 395 and 515, spread terror across the late antique world. Was this the prelude to the apocalypse? Prophecies foresaw a future Hunnic onslaught, via ... .... Learn More -
Asia Minor in the Long Sixth Century: Current Research and Future Directions [Paperback]
Ine Jacobs (Editor); Hugh Elton (Editor)
£38.00Click here for ebook buying options
ISBN: 9781789250077
Published by : Oxbow Books
Asia Minor is considered to have been a fairly prosperous region in Late Antiquity. It was rarely disturbed by external invasions and remained largely untouched by the continuous Roman-Persian conflict until very late in the period, was apparently... .... Learn More -
Between Christ and Caliph: Law, Marriage, and Christian Community in Early Islam [Hardback]
Lev E. Weitz (Author)
Regular Price: £54.00
Special Price: £24.95
ISBN: 9780812250275
Published by : Pennsylvania University Press
Series: Divinations: Rereading Late Ancient Religion
In the conventional historical narrative, the medieval Middle East was composed of autonomous religious traditions, each with distinct doctrines, rituals, and institutions. Outside the world of theology, however, and beyond the walls of the mosque... .... Learn More -
Constantine and the Cities: Imperial Authority and Civic Politics [Paperback]
Noel Lenski (Author)
Regular Price: £27.99
Special Price: £16.95
ISBN: 9780812223682
Published by : Pennsylvania University Press
Series: Empire and After
Over the course of the fourth century, Christianity rose from a religion actively persecuted by the authority of the Roman empire to become the religion of state-a feat largely credited to Constantine the Great. Constantine succeeded in propelling... .... Learn More -
Gaiseric: The Vandal Who Sacked Rome [Hardback]
Ian Hughes (Author)
£25.00Click here for ebook buying options
ISBN: 9781781590188
Published by : Pen & Sword
While Gaiseric has not become a household name like other 'barbarian' leaders such as Attila or Genghis Khan, his sack of Rome in AD455 has made his tribe, the Vandals, synonymous with mindless destruction. Gaiseric, however, was no moronic thug, ... .... Learn More -
The Vandals [Hardback]
Simon MacDowall (Author)
£19.99Click here for ebook buying options
ISBN: 9781473837706
Published by : Pen & Sword Books Ltd
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The Nisibis War 337 - 363: The Defence of the Roman East AD 337-363 [Hardback]
John S. Harrel (Author)
£25.00Click here for ebook buying options
ISBN: 9781473848306
Published by : Pen & Sword Books Ltd
The war of 337-363 (which the author dubs the ‘Nisibis War’), was an exception to the traditional Roman reliance on a strategic offensive to bring about a decisive battle. Instead, the Emperor Constantius II adopted a defensive strategy and conduc... .... Learn More -
Justinian's Balkan Wars: Campaigning, Diplomacy and Development in Illyricum, Thace and the Northern World A.D. 527-65 [Hardback]
Alexander Sarantis (Author)
£85.00ISBN: 9780905205588
Published by : Francis Cairns (Publications) Ltd
Volume: 53
Justinian’s Balkan Wars is the first history of military and diplomatic affairs in the Roman provinces south of the River Danube during the reign of the Emperor Justinian (A.D. 527-65). The Emperor’s policies in this region have received little at... .... Learn More -
The Patricians and Emperors [Hardback]
Ian Hughes (Author)
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ISBN: 9781848844124
Published by : Pen & Sword
Patricians and Emperors offers concise comparative biographies of the individuals who wielded power in the final decades of the Western Roman Empire, from the assassination of Aetius in 454 to the death of Julius Nepos in 480. The... .... Learn More
