The World Of Late Antiquity: Ad 150-750 (library Of European Civilization)

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by the Master 2010-07-17 Remain after more than 30 years a Must for all those interested in the history of Europe and the Middle East: One can see astonishing identity with the behavour of early christians and today's islamic fundamentalists.
Hellenistic history 2010-05-18 So far I've only glanced at this. It seems to be an excellent ( though now relatively old) review of the long transition from traditional pagan Roman imperialism to early Christian classics-influenced Eastern civilisation
Spot the mistake. 2009-11-19 This is a reputable Thames and Hudson publication, a Library of European Civilization series, first published in 1971 and reprinted in 2006. So, what a surprise to find a familiar photograph on page 10, at the very beginning of Part One, entitled Lepcis Magna(Tunisia)! Unfortunately the mistake is repeated on page 17, near the end of the end of the second paragraph, "... from Lepcis Magna in Tunisia..". Lepcis Magna is in Libya.
think I bought the wrong book ... 2009-05-03 There's a significant factual error on page 20 of this book, where Peter Brown says "Everyone knows that the Goths sacked Rome in 410". Wrong: I could name several people who don't know that; in fact until very recently I was one of them. And significant, in that it tells you who the book's aimed at. This is probably an excellent book (I'm not qualified to say) if you're already immersed in the period, and want some new ideas or angles to discuss in your next paper. If, like me, you're just going `Hmmm, 200-700AD, not a period of history you hear much about, I wonder what was going on ...', this isn't designed to tell you, and you'd be better looking elsewhere.
Excellent 2008-08-08 Peter Brown's The World of Late Antiquity was a revolutionary book for its time. Published in 1971 as an eloquently written essay, Brown challenged many of the assumptions about Classical Civilisation that had dominated historiography since the days of Edward Gibbon. In those days the idea of the fall of the Roman Empire was one of violent invasion and decline, folllowed by centuries of artistic and intellectual poverty called the Dark Ages. Brown opposed these ideas and showed that there were still strong links with the Classical World, well into the Dark Ages, and even following the Islamic Conquest. Although Brown's main point of interest is social and cultural change, he also discuss the art of the period, and many wonderful examples of this art, from portaits to jewellery, are displayed throughout. This book is certainly an excellent read, as Brown is an erudite writer. Yet some of his claims are incorrect and I cannot agree with his thesis in its entirety. In recent years, his ideas about late antiquity have come under attack by scholars such as Peter Heather and Bryan Ward-Perkins. Heather and Ward-Perkins stress the idea of the Empire's violent fall, and they pour scorn on Brown's ideas about the peaceful integration of Germanic tribes. I would have to agree with them on some of these ideas, but I still find Brown's work persuasive. The World of Late Antiquity is a landmark in Classical and Medieval studies. Anyone who has an interest in those periods must read this book. But readers should be willing to seek out Brown's recent work, as well as the books by Heather and Ward-Perkins and others that oppose his ideas. A great read, and highly recommended!