The Decline of the Ancient World
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The Decline of the Ancient World

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  2. English
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The Decline of the Ancient World

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This celebrated account of the decline of the ancient world describes the fall of the Roman Empire and the beginning of the emergence of the new medieval European order.

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Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2014
Print ISBN
9780582483095
eBook ISBN
9781317873044
Topic
History
Subtopic
World History
Index
History
Index
Abasgi, eunuchs from, 201
Ablabius, praetorian prefect, 46, 51
Abyssinian church, 323
Acacius, patriarch of Constantinople, 94
Achaea, 31, 64, 143, 173
Acilius Glabrio, praetorian prefect, 82
Acilli Glabriones, the, 276
Adamites, 340
Adrianople, battle of (378), 1, 68, 128, 221; Council at (342/3), 55; armaments factory, 315
Aegean islands, 312
Aegidius, commander-in-chief, 92
Aelafius, 41
Aelius Aristides, 369
Aemilia, 69, 116, 288
Aetius, commander-in-chief to Galla Placidia, 79, 80, 81, 145; murder of, 89; ruler of western empire, 132; his bodyguard, 217
Africa, north, 17, 31, 236; archaeological evidence, 6; annexation, 10, 228; senators from, 14, 142; the army in, 19, 75, 216, 218; spoken dialect, 23, 347; religion, 23; diocese of, 31, 143; fiscal unit of land, 34, 176; poll tax, 35; Christian martyrdoms, 38; Donatist schism, 40–2, 329–30; its prefecture, 48, 106, 111, 142, 206–7, 286; Vandal acquisitions, 79, 92, 98, 260, 357; and Pelagianism, 83; allotted to German tribesmen, 98–9; mutiny of Roman troops, 106–7, 111; army recruitment from, 114; Moorish rebellions, 116, 118; proconsulate, 145, 208; imperial land ownership, 155, 160; financial control, 161; copper coinage, 168; provincial revenues, 178; rate of taxation, 179; appointment of Roman prefects, 215; number of cities in the diocese, 239; civic government, 242; rival bishoprics, 253; congresses of bishops, 256; and papal jurisdiction, 258, 260; agriculture in, 299; land valuation, 309; survival of paganism, 322; monasticism, 334; lingua franca, 344; architecture, 360, 363
Africa Proconsularis, 79, 81, 118, 146; revenue from, 178; area of deserted land, 306, 308
Agapetus, Pope, 109, 269
Agathias, 2, 218
Agorius Praetextatus, proconsul of Achaea, 64, 280, 345
Agricola, St, 325
Agriculture, tax burden and, 32, 35, 178, 301, 308, 366; caste system an...

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Table of Contents
  6. List of Maps
  7. Preface
  8. I The Sources
  9. II Background: The Principate
  10. III Diocletian
  11. IV Constantine
  12. V The House of Constantine
  13. VI The House of Valentinian
  14. VII The House of Theodosius
  15. VIII The Revival of the East and the Fall of the West
  16. IX Justinian
  17. X The Successors of Justinian
  18. XI The Emperor and his Advisers
  19. XII The Administration
  20. XIII Finance
  21. XIV Justice
  22. XV The Civil Service
  23. XVI The Army
  24. XVII The two Capitals
  25. XVIII The Cities
  26. XIX The Church
  27. XX The Aristocracy
  28. XXI The Middle and Lower Classes
  29. XXII Agriculture
  30. XXIII Trade and Industry
  31. XXIV Religion and Morals
  32. XXV Education, Culture and Art
  33. XXVI Why did The Western Empire Fall?
  34. Appendix I General Bibliography
  35. Appendix II Tables of emperors, popes, and bishops or patriarchs of Alexandria and Constantinople
  36. Appendix III Note on weights, measures and currency
  37. Appendix IV Glossary of technical terms
  38. Index