Late Roman Italy: Imperium to Regnum

Contents\nList of Illustrations\nAcknowledgements\nList of Contributors\nIntroduction: Italy and Its Place in the Roman Empire of Late Antiquity\nPart I: Political Developments\n1. Italy from the Crisis of the Third Century to the Tetrarchy\n2. New Paths to Power: The Bipartite Division of Italy and Its Realignment of Society and Economy in the Fourth Century\n3. Court, Crisis and Response: Italy from Gratian to Valentinian III\n4. The Final Western Emperors, Odoacer and Late Roman Italy’s Resilience\nPart II: Institutions\n5. Administering Late Roman Italy: Geographical Changes and the Appearance of Governors\n6. How the West Was Run: Local Government in Late Roman Italy\n7. Armed Forces in Late Roman Italy\nPart III: Society, Economy and Environment\n8. Elite Women and Gender-Based Violence in Late Roman Italy\n9. Land of the Free? Considering Smallholders and Economic Agency in Late Antique Italy\n10. The Human Landscape and Palaeoecology of Late Roman Italy\n11. Cities and Urban Life in Late Roman Italy: Transformations of the Old, Impositions of the New\nPart IV: Religion\n12. From Local Authority to Episcopal Power: The Changing Roles of Roman and Italian Bishops\n13. Violence and Episcopal Elections in Late Antique Rome, ad 300–500\n14. Religious Minorities in Late Roman Italy: Jewish City-Dwellers and Their Non-Jewish Neighbours\nPart V: Culture\n15. Christian Sarcophagi in Late Roman Italy: Culture and Connection\n16. Late Roman Italy in Latin Panegyric: From the Panegyrici Latini to Ennodius\n17. Stepping Out of the Shadows: Italy in Late Antique Historiography\nEpilogue: Late Roman Italy – Paths Explored and Paths to Explore\nIndex