1st Edition

The End of the Ancient World

By Ferdinand Lot Copyright 1996
    498 Pages
    by Routledge

    498 Pages
    by Routledge

    Originally published between 1920-70,The History of Civilization was a landmark in early twentieth century publishing. It was published at a formative time within the social sciences, and during a period of decisive historical discovery. The aim of the general editor, C.K. Ogden, was to summarize the most up to date findings and theories of historians, anthropologists, archaeologists and sociologists. This reprinted material is available as a set or in the following groupings:
    * Prehistory and Historical Ethnography
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    * Greek Civilization
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    * Roman Civilization
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    * Eastern Civilizations
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    The End of the Ancient World and the Beginning of the Middle Ages; Part I: The Crisis of the Third Century and the Restoration of the Empire; I: The Political Crisis of the Third Century; II: The Restoration of the Roman World; III: The Roman Empire and the Church in the Fourth Century 1; IV: Economic Retrogression of the Roman World; V: The Constantinian Monarchy. Its Nature. Reforms and Services; VI: The Caste System; VII: The Large Estate versus The State and the Weak The Patronage System; VIII: The Decay and End of Ancient Art; IX: The Decadence of Literature The Disappearance of Ancient Philosophy and Science; X: The Corruption of Public Spirit; Part Two: The Downfall; I: Rome and the Barbarians in the Second Half of the Fourth Century (350 to 395) 1; II: The Roman Empire in the West from 395 to 476 1; III: The Roman Empire in the East from 395 to 518 1; Part Three: After the Downfall; I: Italy after the Disappearance of the Western Empire from 476 to 526; II: The Persistence of Roman Political Institutions in the West. The Problem of the Disappearance of the Empire; III: The Return of the Empire. Justinian and the “ Reconquista ” 1; IV: The Failure of Justinian's Work; V: Visigothic Spain 1; VI: The Lombard State 1; VII: The Papacy and Italy from the Middle of the Sixth to the Middle of the Eighth Century (554-753); VIII: The Seizure of Gaul by the Franks; IX: The Descendants of Clovis 1; X: The Decay and End of the Merovingians 1; XI: The Merovingian Monarchy. Institutions 1; XII: Economic Life; XIII: Intellectual and Artistic Life Education 1; XIV: Religious Life 1; XV: Lay Society

    Biography

    Ferdinand Lot