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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsContents List of Illustrationsxi List of Mapsxiii List of Diagramsxiv List of Abbreviationsxv Preface to the First Editionxviii Preface to the Second Editionxx Preface to the Third Editionxxii 1 An Introduction to Late Roman History 1 The Later Roman Empire, Late Antiquity, and the Contemporary World 4 The Third Century 11 Change and Development 13 2 The Nature of the Evidence 18 The Problem of Christian Sources 19 Hagiography 20 Chronicles 21 Eastern Sources 22 Panegyrics 23 The Secular Historians 26 The Church Historians 37 The Legal and Administrative Sources 39 Letter Collections 43 Inscriptions and Papyri 43 The Material World 45 3 The Roman Empire from Diocletian to Alaric 57 Prelude 57 A Military Monarchy 284–395: Overview 61 The Age of Diocletian and Constantine 64 The Emergence of Constantine 70 The Successors of Constantine 78 Julian 81 Valentinian and Valens 86 A Changing World 88 Theodosius I 91 Stilicho and Alaric 95 The Goths in Constantinople 100 4 The Roman Empire of the Fifth and Sixth Centuries 108 Preface 109 The Reign of Theodosius II 111 The Western Empire and the Barbarians, 411–55 116 Marcian and Leo 120 The Fall of the Western Empire 122 Zeno and Odoacar 124 Anastasius 126 The War with Persia 129 Justin 130 Justinian: The Years of Ambition 131 War on the Eastern Front 137 The Nika Riot 139 The Reconquest of the West: Africa 145 The Invasion of Italy 147 5 The Roman State 160 The Anatomy of the Empire 160 Propaganda and Ideology 161 Military Security 170 Taxes and the Army 174 Ruling the Empire 178 Social and Cultural Transformations 185 6 The Barbarian Kingdoms 198 The Origins of the Germanic Kingdoms of the West 198 The Huns 204 The Germanic Kingdoms of Western Europe in the Fifth Century 209 The Visigoths 210 The Burgundians 214 The Franks 216 Ostrogothic Italy 220 7 From Pagan to Christian 232 Approaching Religious Transformations in Late Antiquity 232 Religious Pluralism in Late Antiquity 236 Christian Diversity 240 Christianity and the State: Outlawry and Tolerance 245 8 Conversion to Christianity and the Politics of Religious Identity 265 Three Conversions and Their Consequences 265 Constantine 266 Julian 273 Augustine 277 Politics and Christianity 280 Monks and Holy Men 285 Religious Identities 287 The “Arian” Dispute 292 The Council of Chalcedon and the Emergence of Miaphysitism 299 9 The Political Economy of the Later Roman Empire 313 The Economic Structure of the Later Empire 313 The Monetary System and Taxation 317 Rome 319 Constantinople 324 Alexandria 330 Carthage 333 Antioch 334 10 Society and Economy in the Mediterranean and the Near East 343 The Eastern Empire 344 The Near East 344 Asia Minor 350 The Eastern Frontier Zones 356 Egypt 360 The Western Empire 365 Africa 365 Gaul 369 Italy 376 The Danube Region and the Balkans 378 Conclusions 382 11 The Challenges of the Later Sixth Century 392 The Bubonic Plague and Other Natural Catastrophes 393 Setbacks and Recovery in the Mid-Sixth Century 399 The Challenge of the Sasanians 408 The Renewal of Hostilities Between Rome and Persia 411 12 The Last Great War of Antiquity 426 The Northern Barbarians in the Sixth Century: Avars, Slavs, and Lombards 427 The Fall of Maurice 431 The Final Showdown with Persia 433 Religious Transformations 439 13 Arabia, Islam, and the Eclipse of the Old Order 446 The Arabian Peninsula in Late Antiquity 447 Apocalyptic Expectations 452 The Coming of Islam 454 Muhammad’s Teaching and Followers 456 The First Arab Conquests 458 The Fall of an Empire 461 Why Did the Arabs Prevail? 462 14 The Survival of the Eastern Empire 470 The Roman Reaction 471 The Year of Four Emperors 471 Politics and Theology 473 The Reign of Constans II: Stabilizing the Empire (641–55) 474 Changes in the Roman Army 477 The New Masters and the Conquered Lands 478 The Roman Empire on the Defensive 482 Withdrawal to the West 482 The Stabilization of the Eastern Frontier 484 Conclusion: The Dawn of a New Age? 489 The Evolution of the Roman State 491 15 The Fall of the Roman Empire 499 One or Two Empires? 500 Taxation and Diminishing State Revenue 503 The Loss of Military Capacity 507 Environmental Change in Late Antiquity 511 Demographic Regression and Plague in Late Antiquity 513 The Afterlife of Ancient Rome 525 Bibliography 532 Chronological List of Emperors and Other Rulers 557 Index 559

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Book SynopsisLate Antiquity was an eventful period on the eastern frontier of the Roman empire. From the failure of the Emperor Julian''s invasion of Persia in 363 AD to the overwhelming victory of the Emperor Heraclius in 628, the Romans and Persians were engaged in almost constant conflict.This book, sequel to the volume covering the years 226-363 AD, provides translations of key texts on relations between the opposing sides, taken from a wide range of sources. Many have never before been available in a modern language, and all are fully set in context with expert commentary and extensive annotation. For more information please visit the author''s supplementary website at http://aix1.uottawa.ca/~greatrex/ref.htmlTrade Review'A major achievement ... this is an ambitious and learned project demonstrating impressive mastery of recent scholarship in a period for which source material is complex.' - The Classical Review‘The list of all the subjects upon which the book brings a quality bibliographic and scientific focus … surpasses the scope of this review, and only confirms the arrival, with this volume, of a very useful study tool.’ - An Tard, 11, 2003Table of Contents1. The Peace of Jovian and its aftermath (636-399) 2. The evolution of the north-east frontier (363-399) 3. The Mesopotamian frontier in the fifth century 4. The northern frontier in the fifth century 5. The Anastasian War and its aftermath (502-525) 6. Justinian's First Persian War and the Eternal Peace (c.525-540) 7. Justinian's Second Persian War: the southern front (540-545) 8. . Justinian's Second Persian War: the northern front (540-562) 9. Justinian's Second Persian War: diplomatic relations (545-562) 10. The Peace of 562 and its demise (562-573) 11. The war under Tiberius (574-82) 12. The frontier in the reign of Maurice (582-602) 13. The Persian take-over of the Near East (602-622) 14. The Roman recovery under Heraclius (622-630) 15. The Khuzistan Chronicle (first part) 16. The evidence of epigraphy and the eastern frontier (363-630)

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Book SynopsisThe Chronicle attributed to Zachariah of Mytilene is one of the most important sources for the history of the church from the Council of Chalcedon in 451 to the early years of the reign of Justinian (527-565). The author who compiled the work in Syriac in A.D. 568/9 drew extensively on the Ecclesiastical History of Zachariah the Rhetor, who later became bishop of Mytilene and ended up giving his name to the whole work. But Zachariah’s Ecclesiastical History, which forms books iii to vi of Pseudo-Zachariah’s work and covers the period from 451 to 491, is just one of a range of sources cited by this later compiler. For the period that follows, he turned to other well-informed sources, which cover both church and secular affairs. His reporting of the siege of Amida in 502-3 clearly derives from an eye-witness account, while for the reign of the Emperor Justinian he offers not only numerous documents, but also an independent narrative of the Persian war, as well as notices on the Nika riot and events in the West. This translation (of books iii-xii) is the first into a modern language since 1899 and is equipped with a detailed commentary and introduction, along with contributions by two eminent Syriac scholars, Sebastian Brock and Witold Witakowski.Trade Review… I would recommend this book very highly to those interested in Christian history or those who are wishing to investigate every nuance of the history of the Later Roman Empire, and I would like to put on record my thanks to LUP for making this volume available. * UNRV *... Greatrex et al. accomplish their purpose of making PZ's work more accessible to scholars and students, in no small part by distinguishing so carefully PZ's work from that of his namesake. The incredible level of detail and high standard of editing are characteristic of the Translated Texts for Historians (TTH) series more generally. * The Medieval Review 12.09.32 *Table of ContentsPreface amd Acknowledgements Abbreviations A General overview B Zachariah of Mytilene (1) Life and career (2) Zachariah’s works (i) The Life of Isaiah and a Life of Peter the Iberian (ii) A Vita Paralii (iii) Ammonius or De mundi opificio (disputatio) (iv) The Ecclesiastical History (v) The Life of Severus (vi) Capita vii contra Manichaeos (vii) The Antirrhesis (Adversus Manichaeos) (3) Zachariah’s Ecclesiastical History (i) Introduction (ii) Composition and nature of the work (iii) Sources (iv) The relation between PZ and Zach.’s HE (v) Conclusion C Pseudo-Zachariah of Mytilene (1) Pseudo-Zachariah himself (2) The work of PZ (3) PZ’s sources (i) The Ecclesiastical History of Zachariah of Mytilene (ii) A chronicle (iii) Bishop lists (iv) Church historians (v) Written records of church councils (vi) Dossiers of correspondence (vii) Self-standing accounts (viii) An account of the reign of Anastasius (ix) A Justinianic source, covering books viii-x (x) An apocalyptic source (4) The transmission of PZ (5) PZ’s literary style and interests (R.P., C.H.) (6) The manuscript basis of PZ, editions, translations and research to date (W.W., revised by G.G.) (7) Conclusion D Historical Introduction E Text and translation F Analysis and partial translation of books i-ii (S.B., commentary revised by G.G.) Book iii Book iv Book v Book vi Book vii Book viii Book ix Book x Book xii Appendix 1 Works circulating in the early sixth century about the council of Chalcedon Appendix 2 Patriarchs, 440-570 Glossary Maps (1) Constantinople in the sixth century (2) Amida and its environs (3) The eastern frontier region (4) The Mesopotamian frontier (5) The Arabian peninsula (viii.3) (6) Monasteries of the eastern provinces (viii.5) (7) The Caucasus region (xii.7) (8) The Caucasus region (xii.7) Bibliography Indices (1) Biblical references (2) References to CPG/CPL (3) Persons and places mentioned in xii.7 (4) Persons and places

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Book SynopsisThe Chronicle attributed to Zachariah of Mytilene is one of the most important sources for the history of the church from the Council of Chalcedon in 451 to the early years of the reign of Justinian (527-565). The author who compiled the work in Syriac in A.D. 568/9 drew extensively on the Ecclesiastical History of Zachariah the Rhetor, who later became bishop of Mytilene and ended up giving his name to the whole work. But Zachariah’s Ecclesiastical History, which forms books iii to vi of Pseudo-Zachariah’s work and covers the period from 451 to 491, is just one of a range of sources cited by this later compiler. For the period that follows, he turned to other well-informed sources, which cover both church and secular affairs. His reporting of the siege of Amida in 502-3 clearly derives from an eye-witness account, while for the reign of the Emperor Justinian he offers not only numerous documents, but also an independent narrative of the Persian war, as well as notices on the Nika riot and events in the West. This translation (of books iii-xii) is the first into a modern language since 1899 and is equipped with a detailed commentary and introduction, along with contributions by two eminent Syriac scholars, Sebastian Brock and Witold Witakowski.Table of ContentsPreface amd Acknowledgements Abbreviations A General overview B Zachariah of Mytilene (1) Life and career (2) Zachariah’s works (i) The Life of Isaiah and a Life of Peter the Iberian (ii) A Vita Paralii (iii) Ammonius or De mundi opificio (disputatio) (iv) The Ecclesiastical History (v) The Life of Severus (vi) Capita vii contra Manichaeos (vii) The Antirrhesis (Adversus Manichaeos) (3) Zachariah’s Ecclesiastical History (i) Introduction (ii) Composition and nature of the work (iii) Sources (iv) The relation between PZ and Zach.’s HE (v) Conclusion C Pseudo-Zachariah of Mytilene (1) Pseudo-Zachariah himself (2) The work of PZ (3) PZ’s sources (i) The Ecclesiastical History of Zachariah of Mytilene (ii) A chronicle (iii) Bishop lists (iv) Church historians (v) Written records of church councils (vi) Dossiers of correspondence (vii) Self-standing accounts (viii) An account of the reign of Anastasius (ix) A Justinianic source, covering books viii-x (x) An apocalyptic source (4) The transmission of PZ (5) PZ’s literary style and interests (R.P., C.H.) (6) The manuscript basis of PZ, editions, translations and research to date (W.W., revised by G.G.) (7) Conclusion D Historical Introduction E Text and translation F Analysis and partial translation of books i-ii (S.B., commentary revised by G.G.) Book iii Book iv Book v Book vi Book vii Book viii Book ix Book x Book xii Appendix 1 Works circulating in the early sixth century about the council of Chalcedon Appendix 2 Patriarchs, 440-570 Glossary Maps (1) Constantinople in the sixth century (2) Amida and its environs (3) The eastern frontier region (4) The Mesopotamian frontier (5) The Arabian peninsula (viii.3) (6) Monasteries of the eastern provinces (viii.5) (7) The Caucasus region (xii.7) (8) The Caucasus region (xii.7) Bibliography Indices (1) Biblical references (2) References to CPG/CPL (3) Persons and places mentioned in xii.7 (4) Persons and places

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