The World of Late Antiquity

Resumen del libro

The first century CE was one of momentous events: the end of the Roman Empire, the rise of Christianity across Western Europe, and the disappearance of Persia from the Near East. An era in which the most deep-rooted ancient institutions disappeared, creating divergent legacies that are still present today. Renowned historian Peter Brown examines these changes and the reactions to them to show that the late antiquity was an outstanding period of new beginnings with far-reaching impacts.

The result is a lucid answer to a crucial question in world history: how the exceptionally homogenous Mediterranean world of the first century CE became divided into the three mutually estranged societies of the Middle Ages: Catholic Western Europe, Byzantium, and the Islamic world. Brown's remarkable study in social and cultural transformation explains how and why the late antique world came to differ from the "classical civilization" of the Greeks and Romans. Featuring a new preface and updated with color illustrations throughout, The World of Late Antiquity demonstrates that we still have much to learn from this enduring and intriguing period of history.

Biografía del autor

PETER BROWN es el antiguo Director de Operaciones de Apple Corp, el imperio financiero de The Beatles. Fue íntimo de los miembros de la banda desde sus primeros días en Liverpool, hasta el punto de que Peter guardaba los pasaportes de los cuatro en el cajón de su escritorio. Ejerció de padrino en la boda de John y Yoko, presentó a Paul a Linda Eastman, y quizá la más simpática de sus credenciales sea que se trata de la única persona real mencionada en una canción del grupo: Peter Brown llamó para decir: puedes hacerlo bien, puedes casarte en Gibraltar cerca de España , de x{0026}lt;i The ballad of John and Yokox{0026}lt;/i . En la actualidad preside la empresa internacional de relaciones públicas B L J Worldwide.