Late Antiquity
A Guide to the Postclassical World
844 pages · Released 1999 · Harvard University Press
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This is a scholarly reference work and academic guide to Late Antiquity (roughly 300–800 CE), not a children's or young adult book. It consists of 11 essays and over 500 encyclopedia entries by experts covering history, culture, religion, and civilization during a pivotal historical period. The content is dense, academic, and aimed at high school and college students or adults seeking authoritative historical knowledge rather than narrative entertainment. No content warnings typical for children's literature apply, as this is reference material focused on factual historical information.
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In 11 in-depth essays and over 500 encyclopedia entries, an international cast of experts provides essential information and fresh perspectives on the history and culture of an era marked by the rise of two world religions and political upheavals. In 11 in-depth essays and over 500 encyclopedia entries, an international cast of experts provides essential information and fresh perspectives on the history and culture of an era marked by the rise of two world religions and political upheavals.
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- History
- Classical dictionaries
- Greek World
- Roman World
- Antiquités gréco-romaines
- 15.50 general world history; history of great parts of the world, peoples, civil
- Dictionnaires
- Cultuurgeschiedenis
- Dictionnaires anglais
- Sociale geschiedenis
- History, ancient, dictionaries
- Antiquites greco-romaines
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ISBN 9780674511736 · Harvard University Press