TY - BOOK ID - 6260807 TI - Byzantium and the decline of Rome PY - 1968 SN - 0691035105 0691622507 0691649286 1400879558 9780691035109 PB - Princeton (N.J.): Princeton university press, DB - UniCat KW - Rome KW - Byzantine Empire KW - History KW - Relations KW - Europe KW - Byzantium (Empire) KW - Vizantii︠a︡ KW - Bajo Imperio KW - Bizancjum KW - Byzantinē Autokratoria KW - Vyzantinon Kratos KW - Vyzantinē Autokratoria KW - Impero bizantino KW - Bizantia KW - Rim KW - Roman Empire KW - Roman Republic (510-30 B.C.) KW - Romi (Empire) KW - Rome (Italy) KW - HISTORY / Ancient / Rome. KW - Rome - History - Empire, 284-476 KW - Byzantine Empire - Relations - Rome KW - Rome - Relations - Byzantine Empire UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:6260807 AB - Professor Kaegi studies the response of the eastern half of the Roman Empire to the disintegration of western Rome, usually dated from the sack of the city of Rome in A.D. 410. Using sources from the fifth and sixth centuries, he shows that the eastern empire had a clear awareness of, interest in, and definite opinions on the disasters that befell Rome in the west. Religious arguments, both Pagan and Christian, tended to dominate the thinking of the intellectuals, but economic and diplomatic activity also contributed to the reaction. This reaction, the author finds, was in a distinctly eastern manner and reflected quite naturally the special conditions prevailing in the eastern provinces. Originally published in 1968.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. ER -