Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Illustrations vii
4. Acknowledgements ix
5. List of Contributors x
6. Introduction: Italy and Its Place in the Roman Empire of Late Antiquity 1
7. Part I: Political Developments
8. 1. Italy from the Crisis of the Third Century to the Tetrarchy 15
9. 2. New Paths to Power: The Bipartite Division of Italy and Its Realignment of Society and Economy in the Fourth Century 35
10. 3. Court, Crisis and Response: Italy from Gratian to Valentinian III 67
11. 4. The Final Western Emperors, Odoacer and Late Roman Italy’s Resilience 86
12. Part II: Institutions
13. 5. Administering Late Roman Italy: Geographical Changes and the Appearance of Governors 111
14. 6. How the West Was Run: Local Government in Late Roman Italy 130
15. 7. Armed Forces in Late Roman Italy 153
16. Part III: Society, Economy and Environment
17. 8. Elite Women and Gender-Based Violence in Late Roman Italy 201
18. 9. Land of the Free? Considering Smallholders and Economic Agency in Late Antique Italy 223
19. 10. The Human Landscape and Palaeoecology of Late Roman Italy 287
20. 11. Cities and Urban Life in Late Roman Italy: Transformations of the Old, Impositions of the New 304
21. Part IV: Religion
22. 12. From Local Authority to Episcopal Power: The Changing Roles of Roman and Italian Bishops 339
23. 13. Violence and Episcopal Elections in Late Antique Rome, ad 300–500 356
24. 14. Religious Minorities in Late Roman Italy: Jewish City-Dwellers and Their Non-Jewish Neighbours 384
25. Part V: Culture
26. 15. Christian Sarcophagi in Late Roman Italy: Culture and Connection 411
27. 16. Late Roman Italy in Latin Panegyric: From the Panegyrici Latini to Ennodius 454
28. 17. Stepping Out of the Shadows: Italy in Late Antique Historiography 475
29. Epilogue: Late Roman Italy – Paths Explored and Paths to Explore 490
30. Index 495