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Historically and culturally invaluable, these orations present striking views of a period of turbulent change in the later Roman empire.

A fascinating story about a religion in a surprisingly precarious position' Dan Jones, Sunday Times'Superb storytelling ... captivating and profound' Literary Review'A page-turner' The SpectatorIn the fourth century AD, a new faith exploded out of Palestine. Overwhelming the paganism of Rome, and converting the Emperor Constantine in the process, it resoundingly defeated a host of other rivals. Almost a thousand years later, all of Europe was ...

In 476 AD the last of Rome's emperors was deposed by a barbarian general and the curtain fell on the Roman Empire in Western Europe. But in many parts of the old Empire, real Romans still lived, holding on to their lands and their values. Across Europe great leaders were determined to reignite the imperial flame and to enjoy the benefits of Roman civilization, among them Theoderic, Justinian and Charlemagne. But it was not until the reinventio...

A major reinterpretation of the religious superstate that came to define both Europe and Christianity itself, by one of our foremost medieval historians. In the 4th century AD, a new faith grew out of Palestine, overwhelming the paganism of Rome, and resoundingly defeating a host of other rival belief systems. Almost a thousand years later, all of Europe was controlled by Christian rulers, and the religion, ingrained within culture and society...

Das Weströmische Reich ist untergegangen. Das Oströmische Reich unterliegt im Krieg gegen die Perser, der Nika-Aufstand 532 n. Chr. stürzt das Reich innenpolitisch in die Krise, Konstantinopel, die kaiserliche Hauptstadt, liegt in Schutt und Asche. Wie kommt es aus dieser verfahrenen Situation heraus zur letzten Blüte Roms, zur größten Ausdehnung des Reichs im 6. Jahrhundert? Peter Heather erzählt meisterhaft die Geschichte einer Umbruchzeit. ...

TAKE A THRILL RIDE INTO THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW THROUGH A EUROPE FRACTURED BY SEISMIC CHANGE. An American journalist in Moscow uncovers a startling twist in American/Russian relations. A health care administrator struggles to keep medical services afloat amid a crumbling NHS in post-Brexit England. A Ukrainian soldier struggles to reconcile his pre- and post-war identities.This collection of short stories and beautifully rendered maps takes rea...

In this groundbreaking book, a leading authority on the late Roman Empire proposes that centuries of imperialism turned the neighbors Rome called barbarians into an enemy capable of dismantling the Empire that had dominated their lives for so long.

TAKE A THRILL RIDE INTO THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW THROUGH A EUROPE FRACTURED BY SEISMIC CHANGE. An American journalist in Moscow uncovers a startling twist in American/Russian relations. A health care administrator struggles to keep medical services afloat amid a crumbling NHS in post-Brexit England. A Ukrainian soldier struggles to reconcile his pre- and post-war identities.This collection of short stories and beautifully rendered maps takes rea...

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In the 4th century AD, a new faith exploded out of Palestine. Overwhelming the paganism of Rome, and converting the Emperor Constantine in the process, it resoundingly defeated a host of other rivals. Almost a thousand years later, all of Europe was controlled by Christian rulers, and the religion, ingrained within culture and society, exercised a monolithic hold over its population. But, as Peter Heather shows in this compelling new history, ...

Spätrömische Dekadenz und plündernde Vandalen: so lauten die Klischees über die sogenannte Völkerwanderungszeit. Doch wie entstand im ersten Jahrtausend aus dem hochentwickelten römischen Süden und dem barbarischen Norden die neue kulturelle Einheit Europa? Um Christi Geburt war Europa zweigeteilt in den hochentwickelten Süden der Mittelmeerkulturen und den unentwickelten Norden germanischund slawisch sprechender Stammeskulturen. Diese kannte...

Das Weströmische Reich ist untergegangen. Das Oströmische Reich unterliegt im Krieg gegen die Perser, der Nika-Aufstand 532 n. Chr. stürzt das Reich innenpolitisch in die Krise, Konstantinopel, die kaiserliche Hauptstadt, liegt in Schutt und Asche. Wie kommt es aus dieser verfahrenen Situation heraus zur letzten Blüte Roms, zur größten Ausdehnung des Reichs im 6. Jahrhundert? Peter Heather erzählt meisterhaft die Geschichte einer Umbruchzeit. ...

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Between the fall of the western Roman Empire in the fifth century and the collapse of the east in the face of the Arab invasions in the seventh, the remarkable era of the Emperor Justinian (527-568) dominated the Mediterranean region. Famous for his conquests in Italy and North Africa, and for the creation of spectacular monuments such as the Hagia Sophia, his reign was also marked by global religious conflict within the Christian world and an...

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First published in 2013 in Great Britain by Macmillan."--Title page verso.

How modern Europe came to be-a new look at the powerful forces that transformed the continent by the end of the first millennium

Al tempo della nascita di Cristo, l'Europa era contrassegnata da uno straordinario contrasto. Da poco unificato sotto la dominazione imperiale di Roma, il Mediterraneo era sede di una civiltà politicamente evoluta, economicamente avanzata e culturalmente raffinata. Il resto dell'Europa era popolato da agricoltori con un'economia a livello di sussistenza, organizzati in entità politiche di piccole dimensioni. Più si procedeva verso est, più rar...