The Cambridge Ancient History

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ISBN: 9780521302005 | 0521302005
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With the publication of Volume 13 The Cambridge Ancient History moves into fresh territory. The first edition was completed by Volume 12 which closed in AD 324. The editors of the new edition have enlarged the scope of Volume 12 to include the foundation of Constantinople and the death of Constantine, and extended the series with two new volumes taking the history down to AD 600. Volume 13 covers the years 337-425, from the death of Constantine to the reign of Theodosius II. It begins with a series of narrative chapters, followed by a part on government and institutions. The economy and society of the Empire are grouped together, as are chapters on foreign relations and the barbarian world. A part on religion marks the importance of Christianity in the Roman Empire by this period. The volume concludes with chapters on the various literary cultures of the Empire, and on art.

List of maps

(1)

List of text-figures

xii

(1)

Preface

xiii

PART I CHRONOLOGICAL OVERVIEW

(137)

1 The successors of Constantine

(43)

DAVID HUNT, Senior Lecturer in Classics and Ancient History at the University of Durbam

I The dynastic inheritance, 337-40

(4)

II Constans and the west, 340-50

(6)

III Constantius and Persia, 337-50

(3)

IV Magnentius, Vetranio and the recovery of the west, 350-3

(8)

V Athanasius, Gallus and Julian, 353-6

(7)

VI Constantius in Rome, 357

(3)

VII Sirmium and the search for a creed, 357-9

(5)

VIII Constantius in Constantinople, 359-60

(2)

IX Sapor and Julian, 360-1

(5)

2 Julian

(34)

DAVID HUNT

I The early years

(5)

II Caesar in Gaul

(7)

III Proclamation at Paris

(4)

IV Constantinople

(7)

V Antioch

(6)

VI Persia

(5)

3 From Jovian to Theodosius

(33)

JOHN CURRAN, Lecturer in Classics at The Queen's University of Belfast

I Jovian

(2)

II Valentinian and Valens: accession

(2)

III Religion, magic and treason at Rome

(1)

IV Valentinian and the north-west frontier

(3)

V Valentinian and Britain

(1)

VI Valentinian and Africa

(2)

VII Valens and the revolt of Procopius

(2)

VIII Valens and Persia

(3)

IX Valens and the Goths

(7)

X Theodosius: the Gothic war

101

(2)

XI Theodosius and Christianity

103

(1)

XII The usurpation of Maximus and the fall of Gratian

104

(4)

XIII The fall of Valentinian II and the usurpation of Eugenius

108

(3)

4 The dynasty of Theodosius

111

(27)

R.C. BLOCKLEY, Professor of Classics, Carleton University, Ottawa

I Introduction

111

(2)

II The empire divided, 395-404

113

(5)

III The German onslaught on the west, 400-8

118

(7)

IV Alaric in Italy, 408-10

125

(3)

V The early years of Theodosius II, 408-14

128

(1)

VI Barbarian settlements in the west, 411-18

129

(4)

VII The ascendancy of Pulcheria, 414-23

133

(2)

VIII The last years of Honorius and the usurpation of John, 419-25

135

(3)

PART II GOVERNMENT AND INSTITUTIONS

138

(139)

5 Emperors, government and bureaucracy

138

(46)

CHRISTOPHER KELLY, Lecturer in Classics in the University of Cambridge, and Fellow of Corpus Christi College

I Introduction

138

(1)

II The emperor in the later Roman world

139

(23)

III Bureaucracy

162

(18)

IV Conclusions

180

(4)

6 Senators and senates

184

(27)

PETER HEATHER, Lecturer in Early Medieval History, University College London

I Institutional change

184

(7)

II Senatorial careers

191

(6)

III Senators and emperors

197

(7)

IV Senators and local politics

204

(5)

V Conclusion

209

(2)

7 The army

211

(27)

A.D. LEE, Lecturer in Classics and Ancient History at the University of Wales, Lampeter

I Organization and deployment

213

(6)

II Resources and manpower

219

(5)

III The army, politics and society

224

(8)

IV Military effectiveness

232

(6)

8 The church as a public institution

238

(39)

DAVID HUNT

I Introduction: bishops at court

238

(2)

II Organization and hierarchy

240

(10)

III A Christian environment

250

(7)

IV Wealth

257

(5)

V The church as a career

262

(7)

VI Bishops and the community

269

(3)

VII Bishops and the law

272

(5)

PART III THE EMPIRE: ECONOMY AND SOCIETY

277

(134)

9 Rural life in the later Roman empire

277

(35)

C.R. WHITTAKER, Fellow of Churchill College, University of Cambridge

PETER GARNSEY

I Rural production

277

(10)

II Labour and property owners

287

(17)

III The organization of the countryside

304

(8)

10 Trade, industry and the urban economy

312

(26)

PETER GARNSEY

C.R. WHITTAKER

I Introduction

312

(4)

II State intervention and its limits

316

(6)

III Expanding estates, declining cities

322

(6)

IV The city economy

328

(7)

V Conclusion

335

(3)

11 Late Roman social relations

338

(33)

ARNALDO MARCONE, Professor of the Economic and Social History of the Ancient World, University of Parma

I Introduction

338

(1)

II The sources

339

(1)

III A society in transition

340

(11)

IV The regional reality

351

(1)

V The emperor

352

(2)

VI The upper classes

354

(2)

VII The lower classes

356

(3)

VIII Other social distinctions

359

(2)

IX From patronage to patrocinium

361

(2)

X Social mobility

363

(3)

XI Social marginalization

366

(3)

XII Conclusion

369

(2)

12 The cities

371

(40)

BRYAN WARD-PERKINS, Fellow of Trinity College, Oxford

I What is a civitas and what is a city?

371

(2)

II The decline of the curiae and the `end of the classical city'

373

(9)

III The new structures of power and loyalty

382

(7)

IV Military needs

389

(3)

V The impact of Christianity

392

(11)

VI The size and wealth of cities

403

(6)

VII Conclusion

409

(2)

PART IV FOREIGN RELATIONS AND THE BARBARIAN WORLD

411

(127)

13 Warfare and diplomacy

411

(26)

R.C. BLOCKLEY

I War, diplomacy and the Roman state

411

(3)

II Sources

414

(2)

III The defence of the empire to Constantine

416

(3)

IV From Constantine's death to the treaty of 363

419

(5)

V The Pannonian emperors

424

(2)

VI Theodosius I: the aftermath of Adrianople

426

(3)

VII The reigns of Arcadius and Honorius

429

(4)

VIII Theodosius II: the emergence of diplomacy

433

(4)

14 The eastern frontier

437

(24)

BENJAMIN ISAAC, Professor of Ancient History at Tel Aviv University

I Rome and Persia

437

(7)

II Arabs and desert peoples

444

(8)

III Regional and local unrest

452

(3)

IV Military organization

455

(5)

V Conclusion

460

(1)

15 The Germanic peoples

461

(26)

MALCOLM TODD, Principal of Trevelyan College and Professor of Archaeology at the University of Durham

I Introduction

461

(3)

II Gaul, the Germanys and Raetia

464

(8)

III The northern coastlands and Holland

472

(2)

IV Britain

474

(4)

V Scandinavia and the western Baltic

478

(4)

VI The eastern territories and the Danube lands

482

(5)

16 Goths and Huns, c. 320-425

487

(29)

PETER HEATHER

I Sources

487

(1)

II The Goths to c. 370

488

(11)

III Goths and Huns beyond the Roman frontier, c. 370-425

499

(8)

IV Goths and Romans, c.376-425

507

(9)

17 The barbarian invasions and first settlements

516

(22)

I.N. WOOD, Professor of Early Medieval History at the University of Leeds

PART V RELIGION

538

(127)

18 Polytheist religion and philosophy

538

(23)

GARTH FOWDEN, Centre for Greek and Roman Antiquity, National Research Foundation, Athens

I Repression and compromise, 337-61

539

(4)

II Julian, philosopher and reformer of polytheism

543

(5)

III Jovian to Theodosius II: the attrition of polytheism

548

(6)

IV Polytheist resistances

554

(4)

V Polytheism and Christianity

558

(3)

19 Orthodoxy and heresy from the death of Constantine to the eve of the first council of Ephesus

561

(40)

HENRY CHADWICK, Professor Emeritus of the University of Cambridge

20 Asceticism: pagan and Christian

601

(31)

PETER BROWN, Professor of History, Princeton University

21 Christianization and religious conflict

632

(33)

PETER BROWN

PART VI ART AND CULTURE

665

(103)

22 Education and literary culture

665

(43)

AVERIL CAMERON

I Introduction

665

(2)

II Christianity and traditional education

667

(6)

III Literary education as a path to advancement

673

(7)

IV Neoplatonism

680

(2)

V Legal and other studies

682

(2)

VI History-writing and its context

684

(7)

VII High literary culture

691

(5)

VIII Epistolography and literary networks

696

(2)

IX Christian writing

698

(1)

X Biography, Christian and pagan

699

(1)

XI Ascetic literature

700

(2)

XII Theological works

702

(2)

XIII Conclusion

704

(4)

23a Syriac culture, 337-425

708

(12)

SEBASTIAN BROCK, Reader in Syriac Studies in the University of Oxford

I Introduction

708

(4)

II Literary genres

712

(1)

III The threefold inheritance

712

(2)

IV Interaction between Syriac and Greek culture

714

(3)

V Syriac into Greek and Greek into Syriac

717

(3)

23b Coptic literature, 337-425

720

(16)

MARK SMITH, University Lecturer in Ancient Egyptian and Coptic, University of Oxford

I Magical texts

722

(1)

II The Bible and Apocrypha

722

(3)

III Patristic and homiletic works

725

(2)

IV Monastic texts and martyrologies

727

(3)

V The Nag Hammadi library and related tractates

730

(3)

VI Manichean writings

733

(3)

24 Art and architecture

736

(26)

JAS ELSNER, Lecturer in the History of Art at the Courtauld Institute, University of London

I Introduction

736

(3)

II The modern critical context

739

(3)

III Art and architecture, 337-425

742

(20)

Chronological table

762

(6)

BIBLIOGRAPHY

768

(78)

Abbreviations

768

(3)

Frequently cited works

771

(7)

Part I: Chronological overview (chapter 1-4)

778

(6)

Part II: Government and institutions (chapter 5-8)

784

(15)

Part III: The empire: economy and society (chapters 9-12)

799

(10)

Part IV: Foreign relations and the barbarian world (chapter 13-17)

809

(9)

Part V: Religion (chapter 18-21)

818

(8)

Part VI: Art and culture (chapter 22-24)

826

(20)

Index

846

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