Ludovicus 5 Report post Posted May 14, 2009 Has any read this book? The title sounds very interesting. "428 AD: An Ordinary Year at the End of the Roman Empire" by Giusto Traina and Averil Cameron Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ursus 6 Report post Posted May 15, 2009 No, but it is on my list. I agree it is interesting; seems to be a culture and daily life book for the later empire, which is a rare thing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ludovicus 5 Report post Posted May 15, 2009 (edited) No, but it is on my list. I agree it is interesting; seems to be a culture and daily life book for the later empire, which is a rare thing. Both authors have remarkable lists of published works: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giusto_Traina http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Averil_Cameron Edited May 15, 2009 by Ludovicus Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ludovicus 5 Report post Posted May 23, 2009 No, but it is on my list. I agree it is interesting; seems to be a culture and daily life book for the later empire, which is a rare thing. Both authors have remarkable lists of published works: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giusto_Traina http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Averil_Cameron My error: Cameron in not the coauthor, merely wrote the introduction. Can anyone point me to a timeline online of the Roman Empire, one that can tell me about the events of 428 AD? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sylla 0 Report post Posted May 24, 2009 (edited) No, but it is on my list. I agree it is interesting; seems to be a culture and daily life book for the later empire, which is a rare thing. Both authors have remarkable lists of published works: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giusto_Traina http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Averil_Cameron My error: Cameron in not the coauthor, merely wrote the introduction. Can anyone point me to a timeline online of the Roman Empire, one that can tell me about the events of 428 AD? Traina's book extract and contents seem to be a nice list for me. Traina explicitly selected a fifth century year with not too may ground-breaking events. Arguably the most relevant events for 428 AD itself would be: -The final demise and annexation of the centuries-long Armenian client kingdom by the Persians. - The beginning of Genseric's reign. - Nestorius becoming the Patriarch of Constantinople. Edited May 24, 2009 by sylla Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ludovicus 5 Report post Posted May 24, 2009 Traina's book extract and contents seem to be a nice list for me. Traina explicitly selected a fifth century year with not too may ground-breaking events. Arguably the most relevant events for 428 AD itself would be: -The final demise and annexation of the centuries-long Armenian client kingdom by the Persians. - The beginning of Genseric's reign. - Nestorius becoming the Patriarch of Constantinople. Tibi ago gratiam! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DecimusCaesar 1 Report post Posted December 24, 2009 I missed out on getting this at Christmas, so it might go on my birthday list. I've been meaning to get a book on daily life and culture in the late period for nearly two years now, but I haven't seen much about the subject. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites