Table of Contents

Part I. Chronological Overview:
1. The successors of Constantine David Hunt
2. Julian David Hunt
3. From Jovian to Theodosius John Curran
4. The dynasty of Theodosius R. C. Blockley
Part II. Government and Institutions:
5. Emperors, government and bureaucracy Christopher Kelly
6. Senators and senates Peter Heather
7. The army A. D. Lee
8. The church as a public institution David Hunt
Part III. The Empire: Economy and Society:
9. Rural life in the later Roman Empire C. R. Whittaker and Peter Garnsey
10. Trade, industry and the urban economy Peter Garnsey and C. R. Whittaker
11. Late Roman social relations Arnaldo Marcone
12. The cities Bryan Ward-Perkins
Part IV. Foreign Relations and the Barbarian World:
13. Warfare and diplomacy R. C. Blockley
14. The eastern frontier Benjamin Isaac
15. The Germanic peoples Malcolm Todd
16. Goths and Huns c. 320–425 Peter Heather
17. The barbarian invasions and first settlements I. N. Wood
Part V. Christianity and Paganism:
18. 'Polytheist religion' and philosophy Garth Fowden
19. Orthodoxy and heresy from the death of Constantine to the eve of the first council of Ephesus Henry Chadwick
20. Asceticism: pagan and Christian Peter Brown
21. Christianisation and religious conflict Peter Brown
Part VI. Art and Culture:
22. Education and literary culture Averil Cameron
23a. Syriac culture 337–425 Sebastian Brock
23b. Coptic literature 337–425 Mark Smith
24 Art and architecture Ja´s Elsner
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