The Decline and Fall of the Roman City [Paperback]

This book examines what happened to the cities of the Roman world in the years when the Roman Empire disintegrated. It traces the end of classical political culture, the impact of Christianization, and a progressive simplification of life styles in the lands, both East and West, that had been the Roman Empire.

1. Introduction
2.Part i. The End of Classical Urban PoliticsThe Survival of the Cities
3. Post-curial Civic Government
4. The Rise of the Bishop
5. Civic Finance in the Late Roman Cities of the East
6. Shows and Factions
7.part II. A Society TransformedTransformation of Greek Literary Culture under the Influence of Christianity
8. Conflict and Disorder in the East
9. Decline and the Beginnings of Renewal in the East, including the Eastern Balkans
10. The Transformation of Literary Culture in the West under the Influence of Christianity
11. The Decline of Classical Citizenship and the Rise of Ethnic Solidarity in the West
12. Decline and the Beginnings of Renewal in the West
13. Summary and Conclusions

Liebeschuetz has produced a major monograph not just on the late-antique city but on the late-antique world.... The scale of the work and the vast amount of material covered make it a useful reference for anyone working on late antiquity.... It is a formidable work of enduring value and will long remain the reference point for further studies in the late-antique city. --Journal of Roman Archaeology