Lee, A. D.

From Rome to Byzantium AD 363 to 565 the transformation of ancient Rome / A.D. Lee. - Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, (c)2013. - 1 online resource. - The Edinburgh history of Ancient Rome .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Outlines the significant developments in the period AD 363 to 565These centuries witnessed a number of momentous changes in the character of the Roman empire. Most obviously, control of the west was lost during the fifth century, and although parts of the west were reconquered in the sixth century, the empire's centre of gravity had shifted irrevocably to the east, with its focal point now the city of Constantinople. Equally important was the increasing dominance of Christianity not only in religious life, but also in politics, society and culture. A.D. Lee charts these and other significant.



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