Averil Cameron was until recently Professor of Late Antique and Byzantine History at the University of Oxford and Warden of Keble College Oxford.

Praise for the first edition (1993):'There has never been a general, introductory treatment in English, so Cameron has filled a notable gap ... In the field of ancient history, period surveys are often much more than compilations of recent work, but offer whole new lines of interpretation. [This volume is] no exception.' – History Today'Cameron's work is a brilliant survey of a changing society in all its different facets - economic, religious, cultural, etc.' - Sunday Telegraph

• Introduction 1. Constantinople and the eastern empire 2. The empire and the barbarians 3. Christianization and its challenges 4. Late Roman society and economy 5. Justinian and reconquest 6. Late antique culture and private life 7. Urban change and the late antique countryside 8. The eastern Mediterranean – a region in ferment 9. A changed world Conclusion

Averil Cameron was until recently Professor of Late Antique and Byzantine History at the University of Oxford and Warden of Keble College Oxford.

Praise for the first edition (1993):'There has never been a general, introductory treatment in English, so Cameron has filled a notable gap ... In the field of ancient history, period surveys are often much more than compilations of recent work, but offer whole new lines of interpretation. [This volume is] no exception.' – History Today'Cameron's work is a brilliant survey of a changing society in all its different facets - economic, religious, cultural, etc.' - Sunday Telegraph

• Introduction 1. Constantinople and the eastern empire 2. The empire and the barbarians 3. Christianization and its challenges 4. Late Roman society and economy 5. Justinian and reconquest 6. Late antique culture and private life 7. Urban change and the late antique countryside 8. The eastern Mediterranean – a region in ferment 9. A changed world Conclusion