Empires of faith : the fall of Rome to the rise of Islam, 500-700 / Peter Sarris.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sarris, Peter.

Series:

Oxford history of medieval Europe.

Oxford history of medieval Europe

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History.

Europe--History--392-814.

Europe.

Europe--Social conditions--To 1492.

Europe--Economic conditions--To 1492.

Rome--History--Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D.

Rome.

Islamic Empire--History--622-661.

Islamic Empire.

Islamic Empire--History--661-750.

Byzantine Empire--History--527-1081.

Byzantine Empire.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (445 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A panoramic account of the history of Europe, the Mediterranean and the Near East from the fall of Rome to the rise of Islam.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; List of Maps; List of Figures; Introduction and Acknowledgements; 1. The World that had been Rome; 1.1 Roman Imperialism from Augustus to the Third Century; 1.2 The 'Crisis' of the Third Century; 1.3 The Age of the Soldier Emperors; 1.4 Diocletian, Constantine, and the Consolidation of the Late Roman State; 1.5 The Late Roman Empire: Society and Institutions; 1.6 The Demise of the Western Roman Empire; 2. The Formation of Post-Roman Society; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 The Decline of the Western Empire: Chronology and Facts; 2.3 'Romans' and 'Barbarians' in an Age of Transition

2.4 'Romanitas' and its Limits2.5 Continuity and Discontinuity in the Post-Roman Economy; 3. The Romano-Germanic Kingdoms: The Era of Theoderic and Clovis; 3.1 Introduction: The Building Blocks of the Romano-Germanic Kingdoms; 3.2 Identity, Lordship, and Kingship; 3.3 The Vandal Kingdom of Africa; 3.4 The Kingdom of Odoacer in Italy; 3.5 Theoderic and the Ostrogoths; 3.6 The Struggle for Mastery in Italy; 3.7 The Consolidation and Nature of Theoderic's Regime; 3.8 The Kingdom of Theoderic: Signs of Growing Tension; 3.9 The Fall of the Ostrogothic Kingdom; 3.10 The Roman Reconquest of Italy

3.11 The Frankish Expansion3.12 Clovis' Conversion; 4. The View from the East: Crisis, Survival, and Renewal; 4.1 Introduction: Surviving the Fifth Century; 4.2 The Limitations and Frailties of the East Roman State; 4.3 The Roman Response under Anastasius and Justin; 4.4 Justinian, Khusro, and Imperial Renewal; 4.5 The Resumption of Hostilities; 4.6 The Advent of the Plague; 4.7 The Emperor and the Church; 5. Byzantium, the Balkans, and the West: The Late Sixth Century; 5.1 Introduction: Death of an Emperor; 5.2 The West Eurasian Steppe in the Mid-Sixth Century

5.3 The Balkan Context to Justinian's Avar Policy5.4 The Consolidation of Avar Power and its Consequences; 5.5 Francia and Hispania; 5.6 The Consolidation of Power in Lowland Britain; 6. Religion and Society in the Age of Gregory the Great; 6.1 Royal Conversion and the Consolidation of Roman Christianity; 6.2 Royal, Imperial, and Episcopal Authority; 6.3 Asceticism and Authority; 6.4 Gregory the Great Between East and West; 6.5 Discordant Voices; 7. Heraclius, Persia, and Holy War; 7.1 Justin II, the Court Aristocracy, and the Eastern Front

7.2 Roman-Persian Relations from Tiberius to Maurice7.3 Mounting Social Tensions and Military Revolt; 7.4 The Persian Advance; 7.5 Heraclius' Rebellion and Coup; 7.6 The Fall of the Roman Near East; 7.7 'Persia Burning'; 7.8 The Prophet Amongst the Saracens; 7.9 The 'Abode of War'; 7.10 Reasons for Arab Success; 8. The Age of Division; 8.1 The Fragility of the New World Order; 8.2 The Near East in the Balance; 8.3 'The day of their destruction is close'; 8.4 New Constantines, New Justinians, New Davids; 8.5 A World Transformed; 9. The Princes of the Western Nations

9.1 Byzantium and the Balkans in the Seventh Century

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-162002-5

0-19-967535-X

1-280-49863-3

9786613593863

0-19-161746-6

OCLC:

922971140