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The World of Late Antiquity - Ce 150-750 by Peter Brown
Category: Art | Series: World of Art Ser.
The first century CE was one of momentous events: the end of the Roman Empire, the rise of Christianity across Western Europe, and the disappearance of Persia from the Near East. An era in which the most deep-rooted ancient institutions disappeared, creating divergent legacies that are still present tod ...Show more
Through the Eye of a Needle: Wealth, the Fall of Rome, and the Making of Christianity in the West, 350-550 AD by Peter Brown
Category: History
Jesus taught his followers that it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter heaven. Yet by the fall of Rome, the church was becoming rich beyond measure. Through the Eye of a Needle is a sweeping intellectual and social history of the vexing problem of wealth ...Show more
Women Players in England, 1500-1660 - Beyond the All-Male Stage by Pamela Allen Brown (Editor); Peter Parolin
Category: Sport | Series: Studies in Performance and Early Modern Drama Ser.
Offering evidence of women's extensive contributions to the theatrical landscape, this volume sharply challenges the assumption that the stage was 'all male' in early modern England. The editors and contributors argue that the pervasiveness of female performance affected cultural production, even on the ...Show more