Here is the monumental retelling of one of the most consequential chapters of human
history: the fall of the Roman Empire. The Fate of Rome is the first book to examine the …

Untitled Page 1 Page 2 Historical Dynamics Why States Rise and Fall Page 3 PRINCETON
STUDIES IN COMPLEXITY SERIES EDITORS Philip W. Anderson (Princeton University); Joshua …

During the Principate (roughly 27 BCE to 235 CE), when the empire reached its maximum
extent, Roman society and culture were radically transformed. But how was the vast territory …

This thoroughly revised and expanded edition of The Mediterranean World in Late Antiquity,
now covering the period 395-700 AD, provides both a detailed introduction to late antiquity …

Human population dynamics are usually conceptualized as either boundless growth or
growth to an equilibrium. The implicit assumption underlying these paradigms is that any …

From the Publisher: This handy reference provides full access to the 1,200 years of Roman
rule from the 8th century BC to the 5th century AD, including information that is hard to find …

So far religion has been seen as cause for dramatic developments in the history of cities, it
has contributed to the monumentalisation of centres and or has given importance to ex …

This book started life as a thesis that was submitted for a D. Phil. at the University of Oxford
in 2016 and has been revised during my time as a research associate at the University of …

In this study of the world of ancient Greek mariners, the relationship between the natural
environment and the techniques and technology of seafaring is focused upon. An initial …

Pandemic events are surpassingly rare in human history. Yet the period we call late antiquity
could be considered the age of pandemic disease. It began and ended with the Antonine …