A ground-breaking work of scholarship, considering the Late Antique World as a period of immense cultural innovation
Peter Brown is Rollins Professor of History Emeritus at Princeton University. His work concerns the religious culture of the later Roman Empire and early medieval Europe.
'Peter Brown's elegant and provocative text is beautifully
supported by often unfamiliar illustrations ... a stylish as well
as a scholarly book' - Times Literary Supplement
'Few scholars writing today can match his knack of conveying just
why certain issues were so engrossing to the men and women of the
ancient world ... Scholarly and provocative and well illustrated' -
History Today
'Sensitive, stimulating and learned ... full of vivid imagery and
impartial enthusiasm' - Sunday Times
'There is a great deal of learning and'reflection in this detailed
and polished account' - The Spectator
'Superb ... it is a long time since I enjoyed a historical work so
much' - Philip Toynbee, Observer
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