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Anaccessibleandauthoritativeoverviewcapturingthevitalityanddiversityofscholarshipthatexistsonthetransformativetimeperiodknownaslateantiquity.Providesanessentialoverviewofcurrentscholarshiponlateantiquity–frombetweentheaccessionofDiocletianinAD284andtheendofRomanruleintheMediterraneanComprises39essaysfromsomeoftheworld′sforemostscholarsoftheeraPresentsthisonce–neglectedperiodasanageofpowerfultransformationthatshapedthemodernworldEmphasizesthecentralimportanceofreligionanditsconnectionwitheconomic,social,andpoliticallifeWinnerofthe2009SingleVolumeReference/Humanities&SocialSciencesPROSEawardgrantedbytheAssociationofAmericanPublishers