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Late Roman Spain and Its Cities (Ancient Society and History) Illustrated Edition, Kindle Edition
Historian Michael Kulikowski draws on the most recent archeological and literary evidence in this fresh an enlightening account of the Iberian Peninsula from A.D. 300 to 600. In so doing, he provides a definitive narrative that integrates late antique Spain into the broader history of the Roman empire.
Kulikowski begins with a concise introduction to the early history of Roman Spain, and then turns to the Diocletianic reforms of 293 and their long-term implications for Roman administration and the political ambitions of post-Roman contenders. He goes on to examine the settlement of barbarian peoples in Spain, the end of Roman rule, and the imposition of Gothic power in the fifth and sixth centuries. In parallel to this narrative account, Kulikowski offers a wide-ranging thematic history, focusing on political power, Christianity, and urbanism.
Kulikowski’s portrait of late Roman Spain offers some surprising conclusions, finding that the physical and social world of the Roman city continued well into the sixth century despite the decline of Roman power.
Winner of an Honorable Mention in the Association of American Publishers’ Professional and Scholarly Publishing Awards in Classics and Archeology
- ISBN-13978-0801898327
- EditionIllustrated
- PublisherJohns Hopkins University Press
- Publication dateJanuary 3, 2011
- LanguageEnglish
- File size4429 KB
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Editorial Reviews
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―Choice
Kulikowski has succeeded in laying the foundations for ever more detailed enquiries about the history of a period which scholars are less and less ready to characterize as 'of limited interest' and 'transitional.'
―Patrick Le Roux, Mediterranean Historical Review
A narrative history of Spain from AD 400 to 500, the establishment of a Gothickingdom in the early 6th century and what this meant for the mechanics and institutions of town and city life, complete the work.
―Oxbow Book News
This book will result in a significant re-evaluation of the way we view late and post-Roman Spain.
―Ralph Mathisen, University of Illinois, Urbana/Champaign
This book makes a valuable contribution with its vivid presentation and synthesis of recent Spanish archaeological research.
―Rachel L. Stocking, Speculum
Has the merit of introducing the Anglophone reader reader to the most recent archaeological research from Spain and Portugal, a subject he knows very well.
―José Carlos Saquete, Ancient West and East
A powerful and important contribution to debates about the nature of the peninsula at this time.
―A. T. Fear, Classical Review
A valuable and fascinating contribution . . . which shows us how the history of this period should be written.
―John Richardson, Catholic Historical Review
Well-produced and easy to use . . . Extremely useful.
―Gareth Sears, Journal of Roman Studies
Kulikowski's book is one of extraordinary sweep, vision, and scholarship . . . Provides a comprehensive picture of Roman urban institutions and society in Spain, as well as a detailed examination of their transformation into the Christian world of the early Middle Ages in a fashion that is at once accessible, informed, and illuminating.
―Evan W. Haley, American Historical Review
This thought-provoking and stimulating study demands a fundamental reappraisal of some of the long-standing assumptions of social and urban transformation: not only in Spain, but in the western empire as a whole.
―A. H. Merrills, Early Medieval Europe
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This book will result in a significant re-evaluation of the way we view late and post-Roman Spain.
-- Ralph MathisenFrom the Inside Flap
Honorable Mention, Association of American Publishers' Professional and Scholarly Publishing Awards in Classics and Archeology
The history of Spain in late antiquity offers important insights into the dissolution of the western Roman empire and the emergence of medieval Europe. Nonetheless, scholarship on Spain in this period has lagged behind that on other Roman provinces. Michael Kulikowski draws on the most recent archaeological and literary evidence to integrate late antique Spain into the broader history of the Roman empire, providing a definitive narrative and analytical account of the Iberian peninsula from AD 300 to 600.
Kulikowski's book is one of extraordinary sweep, vision, and scholarship . . . Provides a comprehensive picture of Roman urban institutions and society in Spain, as well as a detailed examination of their transformation into the Christian world of the early Middle Ages in a fashion that is at once accessible, informed, and illuminating.--American Historical Review
This book makes a valuable contribution with its vivid presentation and synthesis of recent Spanish archaeological research.--Speculum
This thought-provoking and stimulating study demands a fundamental reappraisal of some of the long-standing assumptions of social and urban transformation: not only in Spain, but in the western empire as a whole.--Early Medieval Europe
A powerful and important contribution to debates about the nature of the peninsula at this time.--Classical Review
Michael Kulikowski is a professor and head of the Department of History at Pennsylvania State University.
--Gareth Sears "Journal of Roman Studies"From the Back Cover
Honorable Mention, Association of American Publishers’ Professional and Scholarly Publishing Awards in Classics and Archeology
The history of Spain in late antiquity offers important insights into the dissolution of the western Roman empire and the emergence of medieval Europe. Nonetheless, scholarship on Spain in this period has lagged behind that on other Roman provinces. Michael Kulikowski draws on the most recent archaeological and literary evidence to integrate late antique Spain into the broader history of the Roman empire, providing a definitive narrative and analytical account of the Iberian peninsula from AD 300 to 600.
"Kulikowski's book is one of extraordinary sweep, vision, and scholarship . . . Provides a comprehensive picture of Roman urban institutions and society in Spain, as well as a detailed examination of their transformation into the Christian world of the early Middle Ages in a fashion that is at once accessible, informed, and illuminating."―American Historical Review
"This book makes a valuable contribution with its vivid presentation and synthesis of recent Spanish archaeological research."―Speculum
"This thought-provoking and stimulating study demands a fundamental reappraisal of some of the long-standing assumptions of social and urban transformation: not only in Spain, but in the western empire as a whole."―Early Medieval Europe
"A powerful and important contribution to debates about the nature of the peninsula at this time."―Classical Review
Michael Kulikowski is a professor and head of the Department of History at Pennsylvania State University.
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- ASIN : B07DFN53LS
- Publisher : Johns Hopkins University Press; Illustrated edition (January 3, 2011)
- Publication date : January 3, 2011
- Language : English
- File size : 4429 KB
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Not Enabled
- Sticky notes : On Kindle Scribe
- Print length : 516 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,082,638 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #417 in History eBooks of Spain & Portugal
- #519 in Archaeology (Kindle Store)
- #1,060 in Ancient Roman History (Kindle Store)
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