A History of the Later Roman Empire, AD 284-641

ebook Blackwell History of the Ancient World

By Stephen Mitchell

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The Second Edition of A History of the Later Roman Empire features extensive revisions and updates to the highly-acclaimed, sweeping historical survey of the Roman Empire from the accession of Diocletian in AD 284 to the death of Heraclius in 641. 

  • Features a revised narrative of the political history that shaped the late Roman Empire
  • Includes extensive changes to the chapters on regional history, especially those relating to Asia Minor and Egypt
  • Offers a renewed evaluation of the decline of the empire in the later sixth and seventh centuries
  • Places a larger emphasis on the military deficiencies, collapse of state finances, and role of bubonic plague throughout the Europe in Rome’s decline
  • Includes systematic updates to the bibliography
  • A History of the Later Roman Empire, AD 284-641