A History Of The Later Roman Empire Ad 284 641 2e

Download or read book A History of the Later Roman Empire, AD 284-641 written by Stephen Mitchell and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2014-08-25 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Second Edition of A History of the Later Roman Empire features extensive revisions and updates to the highly-acclaimed, sweeping historical survey of the Roman Empire from the accession of Diocletian in AD 284 to the death of Heraclius in 641. Features a revised narrative of the political history that shaped the late Roman Empire Includes extensive changes to the chapters on regional history, especially those relating to Asia Minor and Egypt Offers a renewed evaluation of the decline of the empire in the later sixth and seventh centuries Places a larger emphasis on the military deficiencies, collapse of state finances, and role of bubonic plague throughout the Europe in Rome’s decline Includes systematic updates to the bibliography