A.H.M. Jones and the Later Roman Empire (Brill's Series on the Early Middle Ages, 15) - Hardcover

Gwynn, David

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9004163832 ISBN 13: 9789004163836

Publisher: Brill Academic Pub, 2007

Synopsis

The appearance in 1964 of A.H.M. Jones' The Later Roman Empire 284-602: A Social, Economic, and Administrative Survey transformed the study of the Late Antique world. In this volume a number of leading scholars reassess the impact of Jones' great work, the influences that shaped his scholarship, and the legacy he left for later generations. Jones' historical method, his fundamental knowledge of Late Roman political, social, economic and religious structures, and his famous assessment of the Decline and Fall of Rome are re-examined here in the light of modern research. This volume offers a valuable aid to academics and students alike who seek to better understand and exploit the priceless resource that is the Later Roman Empire.
Contributors are Averil Cameron, Peter Garnsey, David Gwynn, Peter Heather, Caroline Humfress, Luke Lavan, Wolfgang Liebeschuetz, Stefan Rebenich, Alexander Sarantis, Roger Tomlin, Bryan Ward-Perkins, and Michael Whitby.

About this title

About the Author:

David M. Gwynn (DPhil Oxford 2003) is Lecturer in Ancient and Late Antique History at Royal Holloway, University of London. His doctoral thesis was recently published as The Eusebians: The Polemic of Athanasius of Alexandria and the Construction of the “Arian Controversy” (Oxford 2007).

Review:

"...All in all, this is a very worthwhile collection of fine essays; we should be grateful to Gwynn for assembling them. For those interested in a broad view of Jones' place in twentieth-century historiography, Garnsey and Rebenich's chapters, along with Cameron's chapter and Liebeschuetz's epilogue, will be the most valuable parts of the book; the other chapters of Section 2 will be useful for those with more specialized interests..."
Gavin Kelly, University of Edinburgh
Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2010.12.17

About this edition

• Publisher: Brill Academic Pub
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 9004163832
• ISBN 13: 9789004163836
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 281