Edward J. Watts is Alkiviadis Vassiliadis Endowed Chair and Professor of History at the University of California, San Diego. His previous books include Mortal Republic: How Rome Fell into Tyranny, The Final Pagan Generation, and Hypatia: The Life and Legend of an Ancient Philosopher.

This clearly written scholarly work covers 2,000 years of political and intellectual history.

• Chapter 1 A Snapshot and a StoryChapter 2 The Decline and Fall of the Roman Republic, c. 200 BC-14 ADChapter 3 Manufacturing the Golden Age of Trajan, 14 -117 ADChapter 4 Renewal without Decline: The Antonines and Severans, 117-235 ADChapter 5 Decline and False Renewal: The Third Century Crisis, 235-284 ADChapter 6 Decline, Renewal, and the Invention of Christian Progress, 284-337 ADChapter 7 Roman Renewal versus Christian Progress, 337-363 ADChapter 8 When Renewal Fails to Arrive, 363-384 ADChapter 9 The Loss of the Roman West and the Christian Future, 384-c. 470 ADChapter 10 Justinian, Roman Progress, and the Death of the Western Roman Empire, c. 470-565 ADChapter 11 Rome, the Arabs, and Iconoclasm, 565-c. 750 ADChapter 12 Old Rome, New Rome, and Future Rome, c. 750-814 ADChapter 13 The Retrenchment of One Roman Empire, the Resurgence of Another, 814-1085 ADChapter 14 The Captures of Constantinople, 1085-1282 ADChapter 15 The Fall of Roman Constantinople and the End of Roman Renewal, 1282-1461 ADChapter 16 Roman Renewal After the Fall, c.1450-c. 1560 ADChapter 17 The Dangerous Idea

Edward J. Watts is Alkiviadis Vassiliadis Endowed Chair and Professor of History at the University of California, San Diego. His previous books include Mortal Republic: How Rome Fell into Tyranny, The Final Pagan Generation, and Hypatia: The Life and Legend of an Ancient Philosopher.

This clearly written scholarly work covers 2,000 years of political and intellectual history.

• Chapter 1 A Snapshot and a StoryChapter 2 The Decline and Fall of the Roman Republic, c. 200 BC-14 ADChapter 3 Manufacturing the Golden Age of Trajan, 14 -117 ADChapter 4 Renewal without Decline: The Antonines and Severans, 117-235 ADChapter 5 Decline and False Renewal: The Third Century Crisis, 235-284 ADChapter 6 Decline, Renewal, and the Invention of Christian Progress, 284-337 ADChapter 7 Roman Renewal versus Christian Progress, 337-363 ADChapter 8 When Renewal Fails to Arrive, 363-384 ADChapter 9 The Loss of the Roman West and the Christian Future, 384-c. 470 ADChapter 10 Justinian, Roman Progress, and the Death of the Western Roman Empire, c. 470-565 ADChapter 11 Rome, the Arabs, and Iconoclasm, 565-c. 750 ADChapter 12 Old Rome, New Rome, and Future Rome, c. 750-814 ADChapter 13 The Retrenchment of One Roman Empire, the Resurgence of Another, 814-1085 ADChapter 14 The Captures of Constantinople, 1085-1282 ADChapter 15 The Fall of Roman Constantinople and the End of Roman Renewal, 1282-1461 ADChapter 16 Roman Renewal After the Fall, c.1450-c. 1560 ADChapter 17 The Dangerous Idea

Edward J. Watts is Alkiviadis Vassiliadis Endowed Chair and Professor of History at the University of California, San Diego. His previous books include Mortal Republic: How Rome Fell into Tyranny, The Final Pagan Generation, and Hypatia: The Life and Legend of an Ancient Philosopher.

This clearly written scholarly work covers 2,000 years of political and intellectual history.

• Chapter 1 A Snapshot and a StoryChapter 2 The Decline and Fall of the Roman Republic, c. 200 BC-14 ADChapter 3 Manufacturing the Golden Age of Trajan, 14 -117 ADChapter 4 Renewal without Decline: The Antonines and Severans, 117-235 ADChapter 5 Decline and False Renewal: The Third Century Crisis, 235-284 ADChapter 6 Decline, Renewal, and the Invention of Christian Progress, 284-337 ADChapter 7 Roman Renewal versus Christian Progress, 337-363 ADChapter 8 When Renewal Fails to Arrive, 363-384 ADChapter 9 The Loss of the Roman West and the Christian Future, 384-c. 470 ADChapter 10 Justinian, Roman Progress, and the Death of the Western Roman Empire, c. 470-565 ADChapter 11 Rome, the Arabs, and Iconoclasm, 565-c. 750 ADChapter 12 Old Rome, New Rome, and Future Rome, c. 750-814 ADChapter 13 The Retrenchment of One Roman Empire, the Resurgence of Another, 814-1085 ADChapter 14 The Captures of Constantinople, 1085-1282 ADChapter 15 The Fall of Roman Constantinople and the End of Roman Renewal, 1282-1461 ADChapter 16 Roman Renewal After the Fall, c.1450-c. 1560 ADChapter 17 The Dangerous Idea