Late Antiquity, the fall of Rome and the debate over the "end of the Ancient World"

Authors

  • Carlos Augusto Ribeiro Machado University of Saint Andrews

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9141.rh.2015.105844

Keywords:

Late Antiquity, Roman Empire, historiography

Abstract

Late Antiquity is now consolidated both as a field of studies and as a historical period. However, from the time of its inception to its “explosion”, to use an expression of Andrea Giardina, this periodization has posed important historiographic questions that remain unexplored. By focusing the attention of scholars and students in general on the continuities between the ancient world and the period that follow it, late Antiquity leaves aside issues that were of crucial importance to traditional historians; some of these issues remain relevant, however, as in the case of the so-called fall of the Roman Empire. In this article, we intend to consider these issues, taking into account the important developments observed in recent decades.

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Author Biography

  • Carlos Augusto Ribeiro Machado, University of Saint Andrews

    Formado em História pela Universidade Federal Fluminense, mestre em História Econômica pela Universidade de São Paulo e doutor em História Antiga pela Universidade de Oxford, Inglaterra. Professor (lecturer) de História Antiga na School of Classics da Universidade de Saint Andrews, Escócia. Diretor do Centro de Estudos sobre a Antiguidade Tardia da Universidade de Saint Andrews

     

Published

2015-12-17

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How to Cite

MACHADO, Carlos Augusto Ribeiro. Late Antiquity, the fall of Rome and the debate over the "end of the Ancient World". Revista de História, São Paulo, n. 173, p. 81–114, 2015. DOI: 10.11606/issn.2316-9141.rh.2015.105844. Disponível em: https://www.journals.usp.br/revhistoria/article/view/105844.. Acesso em: 18 may. 2024.