Late antiquity on the eve of Islam / 
edited by Averil Cameron. 
 - lxviii, 452 pages :  illustrations, maps ;  25 cm. 
 - The formation of the classical Islamic world ;  volume 1 .
 - Formation of the classical Islamic world ;  v. 1. .
<br/><br/> A critical selection of research articles previously published.  Articles published in languages other than English have been translated. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages xxxix-lxviii) and index. 
<br/><br/>Explosion of late antiquity / Andrea Giardina -- The other transition: from the ancient world to feudalism / Chris Wickham -- The Nika Riot: a reappraisal / Geoffrey Greatrex -- The Justinianic plague revisited / Dionysios Stathakopoulos -- The origins of the manorial economy: new insights from late antiquity / Peter Sarris -- Ruling the late Roman and early Byzantine city: a continuous history / Mark Whittow -- Syria in transition, AD 55-750: an archaeological approach / Clive Foss -- Recruitment in Roman armies from Justinian to Heraclius (ca. 565-615) / Michael Whitby -- Heraclius' Persian campaigns and the revival of the East Roman empire, 622-630 / James Howard-Johnston -- John Moschus and his friend Sophronius the sophist / Henry Chadwick -- Holy images and likeness / Gilbert Dagron. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781409400707 (hbk.) 1409400700 (hbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2012932937 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBB288446  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>016162900  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Islamic civilization.<br/>Civilization, Medieval.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Byzantine Empire--History--527-1081.<br/>Byzantine Empire--Civilization--527-1081.<br/>Byzantine Empire--Foreign relations--527-1081.<br/>Byzantine Empire--Politics and government--527-1081.<br/>Byzantine Empire--History, Military--527-1081.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>CB353  / .L378 2013 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>949.5013