Michael Maas

I have surveyed this book, reading the parts on education. It is an important book to have, but difficult to obtain.

A wealth of information on a period of history that is too often neglected, especially by the general populace and even by historians. This collection of articles covers everything from commerce to warfare to the day-to-day life of the Roman populace. Not a book for someone with only a passing interest in Late Antiquity and the Byzantine Empire, but hard to beat for the specialist. A similar volume exists for the Age of Constantine, if that is where your interests lie.

Beware: This is a compendium of very short excerpts from numerous primary sources from antiquity. It is geared for the college audience as most of the excerpts are only 1 or 2 paragraphs, with short 2 or 3 line introductions. View this book at a library first before you buy.