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• catalog abstract "This is a close and coherent examination of the evolution and transformation of towns between AD 300 and 900 within towns the borders of the old Roman Empire. The so-called 'Dark Ages' have often been represented, wrongly, as a period of general decay. In fact, as the archaeological studies in this book show, many of the towns of the Empire survived and developed, even though the Roman character of the centres was lost or altered. Among the important questions addressed are: to what extent were urban structures such as roads, walls and drains maintained? What was the role of the Church in preserving and developing the urban fabric? Do patterns of survival reflect the depth of adoption of Roman culture? The studies in this volume are based on new archaeological data and provide a full and convincing reassessment of the old image of urban decay and the impact of incoming 'Barbarians' and Arabs on towns. The broad geographical range of towns studied, and the informed and authoritative interpretations offered in this volume, will be invaluable to scholars seeking to understand this complex, intriguing and misunderstood period of history.".
• catalog contributor b9530825.
• catalog contributor b9530826.
• catalog contributor b9530827.
• catalog created "1996.".
• catalog date "1996".
• catalog date "1996.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "1996.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
• catalog description "The studies in this volume are based on new archaeological data and provide a full and convincing reassessment of the old image of urban decay and the impact of incoming 'Barbarians' and Arabs on towns. The broad geographical range of towns studied, and the informed and authoritative interpretations offered in this volume, will be invaluable to scholars seeking to understand this complex, intriguing and misunderstood period of history.".
• catalog description "This is a close and coherent examination of the evolution and transformation of towns between AD 300 and 900 within towns the borders of the old Roman Empire. The so-called 'Dark Ages' have often been represented, wrongly, as a period of general decay. In fact, as the archaeological studies in this book show, many of the towns of the Empire survived and developed, even though the Roman character of the centres was lost or altered. Among the important questions addressed are: to what extent were urban structures such as roads, walls and drains maintained? What was the role of the Church in preserving and developing the urban fabric? Do patterns of survival reflect the depth of adoption of Roman culture?".
• catalog description "Urban continuity? / Bryan Ward-Perkins -- Tarraco in Late Antiquity / Simon Keay -- Arles in Late Antiquity : Gallula Roma Arelas and Urbs Genesii / S.T. Loseby -- Towns and peoples on the Middle Danube in Late Antiquity and the early Middle Ages / Neil Christie -- Burial and urbanism at late antique and early Byzantine Corinth (c. AD 400-700) / Eric A. Ivison -- Byzantine Palestine and Arabia : Urban prosperity in Late Antiquity / Alan Walmsley -- Urban transition in North Africa : Roman and Medieval towns of the Maghreb / Steve Roskams -- Transitions of Islam : Urban rôles in the east and south Mediterranean, fifth to tenth centuries AD / M.O.H. Carver -- Cities, emporia and monasteries : local economies in the Po Valley, c AD 700-875 -- Towns, societies and ideas : the not-so-strange case of late Roman and early Merovingian Metz / Guy Halsall -- Urban transition in early medieval Britain : the case of York / Steve Roskams -- Dream cities : emporia and the end of the Dark Ages / Richard Hodges.".
• catalog extent "ix, 318 p. :".
• catalog hasFormat "Towns in transition.".
• catalog identifier "1859281079".
• catalog isFormatOf "Towns in transition.".
• catalog issued "1996".
• catalog issued "1996.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Aldershot, Hants, England ; Brookfield, Vt., USA : Scolar Press,".
• catalog relation "Towns in transition.".
• catalog subject "Cities and towns, Ancient.".
• catalog subject "Cities and towns, Medieval.".
• catalog subject "HT114 .T68 1996".
• catalog tableOfContents "Urban continuity? / Bryan Ward-Perkins -- Tarraco in Late Antiquity / Simon Keay -- Arles in Late Antiquity : Gallula Roma Arelas and Urbs Genesii / S.T. Loseby -- Towns and peoples on the Middle Danube in Late Antiquity and the early Middle Ages / Neil Christie -- Burial and urbanism at late antique and early Byzantine Corinth (c. AD 400-700) / Eric A. Ivison -- Byzantine Palestine and Arabia : Urban prosperity in Late Antiquity / Alan Walmsley -- Urban transition in North Africa : Roman and Medieval towns of the Maghreb / Steve Roskams -- Transitions of Islam : Urban rôles in the east and south Mediterranean, fifth to tenth centuries AD / M.O.H. Carver -- Cities, emporia and monasteries : local economies in the Po Valley, c AD 700-875 -- Towns, societies and ideas : the not-so-strange case of late Roman and early Merovingian Metz / Guy Halsall -- Urban transition in early medieval Britain : the case of York / Steve Roskams -- Dream cities : emporia and the end of the Dark Ages / Richard Hodges.".
• catalog title "Towns in transition : urban evolution in late antiquity and the early Middle Ages / edited by Neil Christie and S.T. Loseby.".
• catalog type "text".