Sundial in the amphitheatre in Tarragona, Spain
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Cover Das Weströmische Reich und seine Erforschung
Image: Kohlhammer-VerlagResearch into the history of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD has made visible progress in all areas in recent decades. Aim of the joint German-Italian conference documented here is to reflect the current state of knowledge and to provide new impulses for future research in the field of the history of the western Mediterranean between 395 and 476 AD. The contributions deal with a wide variety of aspects: Empire and court, administration and law, cultural history and religion, archaeology and epigraphy. Furthermore, individual regions of the Western Roman Empire are examined.
Prof. Dr. Timo Stickler teaches Ancient History at the University of Jena. Prof. Dr. Umberto Roberto teaches Ancient History at the University of Naples.
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Cover Iberia Caucasica
Image: Kohlhammer-VerlagIn the course of the war against Mithridates VI of Pontus, the Romans advanced into the area of the Isthmus between the Black and Caspian Seas in the 1st century BC. The kingdom of Iberia (mod. East Georgia) was located in the central part of this region south of the Greater Caucasus, which became the focal point of both Roman and Iranian interests and was integrated into the border policy of the two empires. Frank Schleicher offers an overview of the historical development of Iberia and the entire region from the first Roman contact to the Arab conquest in the seventh century by tracing the social, cultural and religious developments of the empire.
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