2nd Edition

The Roman Empire Divided 400-700 AD

By John Moorhead Copyright 2012
376 Pages
by Routledge

376 Pages
by Routledge

376 Pages
by Routledge

In 400 the mighty Roman Empire was almost as large as it had ever been; within three centuries, advances by Germanic peoples in western Europe, Slavs in eastern Europe and Arabs around the eastern and southern shores of the Mediterranean had brought about the loss of most of its territory. Ranging from Britain to Mesopotamia, this book explores the changes that resulted from these movements.... Read more

Acknowledgements  Preface to the first edition  Preface to the second edition  List of illustrations  Maps  Introduction  1. The Empire  2. The western Mediterranean till the mid-sixth century  3. From Gaul to France  4. From Britain to England  5. The western Mediterranean post-Justinian  6. South of the Danube  7. The East to 661  8. The East from 661  9. Systems great and small  Notes  Bibliography  Index

Biography

John Moorhead is Professor Emeritus at the University of Queensland and Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. His books include Theoderic in Italy (1993) and Gregory the Great (2005). He is currently working on a major study of the Roman church in late antiquity.