Interpreting Late Antiquity

Essays on the Postclassical World

Edited by G. W. Bowersock, Peter Brown, and Oleg Grabar

    The era of late antiquity--from the middle of the third century to the end of the eighth--was marked by the rise of two world religions, unprecedented political upheavals that remade the map of the known world, and the creation of art of enduring glory. In these eleven in-depth essays, drawn from the award-winning reference work Late Antiquity: A Guide to the Postclassical World, an international cast of experts provides essential information and fresh perspectives on this period's culture and history.
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G. W. Bowersock is Professor Emeritus of Ancient History at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton.

Peter Brown is Philip and Beulah Rollins Professor of History, Princeton University. Among his publications is The Rise of Western Christendom: Triumph and Diversity, 200-1000 A.D.

Oleg Grabar is Professor Emeritus of Islamic Art and Architecture at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey.

Christopher Kelly is University Lecturer in Classics and Fellow of Corpus Christi College, University of Cambridge.

Henry Maguire is Director of Byzantine Studies at Dumbarton Oaks and Professor of Art History at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.