New Rome by Paul Stephenson
Three hundred action-packed years of Roman history, encompassing the fall of Rome and the rise of a new empire in the East.
Conventional histories of the last days of the Roman Empire will no longer suffice after you read this book-- Averil Cameron, author of 'Byzantine Matters'
Wonderful ... Total history at its very best. * The Times *
The most compelling fusion yet of narrative history with the recent findings of environmental research and scientific data. -- Anthony Kaldellis, author of 'Romanland'
Stephenson's gift for narrative is matched by an eye for arresting images and quirky anecdotes that will surprise and delight even jaded readers. -- Michael Kulikowski, author of Imperial Tragedy
Casts brilliant shafts of light on the material conditions and spiritual quests of the ruling and the ruled ... masterly -- Jonathan Shepard, editor of The Cambridge History of the Byzantine Empire
A new book from the historian Paul Stephenson centers on the Byzantine world in the period 395-700 A.D., combining modern scientific methods with traditional history to explain which parts of Rome migrated east and what became of them. * The New Criterion *
A wonderfully sharp eye for data and detail. ... A sobering but fascinating history. Not for a long time has a book surprised me as much as this one did. ... I have been quoting passages and surprising facts to everyone around me ever since putting it down. * The Critic *
Stephenson explores evidence of climate change caused by volcanic eruption and earthquakes not so much as an engine for political change as a permanent threat to the human environment ... [he] draws with great skill and an eye for detail on the stories embedded in surviving papyri, on laws, and on saints' lives. -- Andrew Louth * Los Angeles Review of Books *
Wonderful ... Total history at its very best. * The Times *
The most compelling fusion yet of narrative history with the recent findings of environmental research and scientific data. -- Anthony Kaldellis, author of 'Romanland'
Stephenson's gift for narrative is matched by an eye for arresting images and quirky anecdotes that will surprise and delight even jaded readers. -- Michael Kulikowski, author of Imperial Tragedy
Casts brilliant shafts of light on the material conditions and spiritual quests of the ruling and the ruled ... masterly -- Jonathan Shepard, editor of The Cambridge History of the Byzantine Empire
A new book from the historian Paul Stephenson centers on the Byzantine world in the period 395-700 A.D., combining modern scientific methods with traditional history to explain which parts of Rome migrated east and what became of them. * The New Criterion *
A wonderfully sharp eye for data and detail. ... A sobering but fascinating history. Not for a long time has a book surprised me as much as this one did. ... I have been quoting passages and surprising facts to everyone around me ever since putting it down. * The Critic *
Stephenson explores evidence of climate change caused by volcanic eruption and earthquakes not so much as an engine for political change as a permanent threat to the human environment ... [he] draws with great skill and an eye for detail on the stories embedded in surviving papyri, on laws, and on saints' lives. -- Andrew Louth * Los Angeles Review of Books *
Paul Stephenson has held teaching and research posts at universities, museums and institutes around the world, including at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and Princeton University. He has held chairs at the Universities of Wisconsin, Nijmegen and Durham. He is author or editor of ten books, including Constantine: Unconquered Emperor, Christian Victor.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781781250075 |
| ISBN 10 | 1781250073 |
| Title | New Rome |
| Author | Paul Stephenson |
| Series | The Profile History Of The Ancient World Series |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Profile Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2022-01-06 |
| Number of pages | 464 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |