Short description An accessible and authoritative overview capturing the vitality and diversity of scholarship that exists on the transformative time period known as late antiquity.
From the contents List of Figures. List of Maps. Notes on Contributors. Preface and Acknowledgments. List of Abbreviations. Part I: The View from the Future. Part II: Land and People. Part III: Image and Word. Part IV: Empire, Kingdom, and Beyond. Part V: The Sacred. Bibliography. Index.