The Cambridge Ancient History

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• Part I. Chronological Overview: 1. The successors of Constantine David Hunt; 2. Julian David Hunt; 3. From Jovian to Theodosius John Curran; 4. The dynasty of Theodosius R. C. Blockley; Part II. Government and Institutions: 5. Emperors, government and bureaucracy Christopher Kelly; 6. Senators and senates Peter Heather; 7. The army A. D. Lee; 8. The church as a public institution David Hunt; Part III. The Empire: Economy and Society: 9. Rural life in the later Roman Empire C. R. Whittaker and Peter Garnsey; 10. Trade, industry and the urban economy Peter Garnsey and C. R. Whittaker; 11. Late Roman social relations Arnaldo Marcone; 12. The cities Bryan Ward-Perkins; Part IV. Foreign Relations and the Barbarian World: 13. Warfare and diplomacy R. C. Blockley; 14. The eastern frontier Benjamin Isaac; 15. The Germanic peoples Malcolm Todd; 16. Goths and Huns c. 320–425 Peter Heather; 17. The barbarian invasions and first settlements I. N. Wood; Part V. Christianity and Paganism: 18. 'Polytheist religion' and philosophy Garth Fowden; 19. Orthodoxy and heresy from the death of Constantine to the eve of the first council of Ephesus Henry Chadwick; 20. Asceticism: pagan and Christian Peter Brown; 21. Christianisation and religious conflict Peter Brown; Part VI. Art and Culture: 22. Education and literary culture Averil Cameron; 23a. Syriac culture 337–425 Sebastian Brock; 23b. Coptic literature 337–425 Mark Smith; 24 Art and architecture Ja´s Elsner; Chronological table; Bibliography.