Late Roman Italy

Dr. Jeroen W.P. Wijnendaele is a Senior Fellow of the Bonn Center for Dependency and Slavery Studies. He is the author of The Last of the Romans. Bonifatius, warlord and comes Africae (Bloomsbury Academic 2015), and has published various articles and book-chapters on the political and military history of the Late Roman Empire. Dr. Wijnendaele was guest-editor of the Journal of Late Antiquity’s 2019 theme-issue on ‘Warfare and Food-Supply in the Late Roman Empire’. At the moment, he is preparing a new monograph on Rome’s Disintegration. Violence, War, and the End of Empire in the West for Oxford University Press.

• List of Illustrations AcknowledgementsList of Contributors Introduction: Italy and Its Place in the Roman Empire of Late Antiquity Jeroen W. P. WijnendaelePart I: Political Developments1. Italy from the Crisis of the Third Century to the Tetrarchy Umberto Roberto2. New Paths to Power: The Bipartite Division of Italy and ItsRealignment of Society and Economy in the Fourth Century Noel Lenski3. Court, Crisis and Response: Italy from Gratian to Valentinian III Mark Humphries4. The Final Western Emperors, Odoacer and Late Roman Italy’s Resilience Jeroen W. P. WijnendaelePart II: Institutions5. Administering Late Roman Italy: Geographical Changes and theAppearance of Governors Daniëlle Slootjes6. How the West Was Run: Local Government in Late Roman Italy Stuart McCunn7. Armed Forces in Late Roman Italy Philip RancePart III: Society, Economy and Environment8. Elite Women and Gender-Based Violence in Late Roman Italy Ulriika Vihervalli and Victoria Leonard9. Land of the Free? Considering Smallholders and Economic Agency inLate Antique Italy Niels P. Arends10. The Human Landscape and Palaeoecology of Late Roman Italy Edward M. Schoolman11. Cities and Urban Life in Late Roman Italy: Transformations of the Old,Impositions of the New Neil ChristiePart IV: Religion12. From Local Authority to Episcopal Power: The Changing Roles ofRoman and Italian Bishops Bronwen Neil13. Violence and Episcopal Elections in Late Antique Rome, ad 300–00 Samuel Cohen14. Religious Minorities in Late Roman Italy: Jewish City-Dwellers andTheir Non-Jewish Neighbours Jessica van ’ WesteindePart V: Culture15. Christian Sarcophagi in Late Roman Italy: Culture and Connection Miriam A. Hay16. Late Roman Italy in Latin Panegyric: From the Panegyrici Latini to Ennodius Adrastos Omissi17. Stepping Out of the Shadows: Italy in Late Antique Historiography Peter Van NuffelenEpilogue: Late Roman Italy –Paths Explored and Paths to Explore Giusto TrainaIndex

An immensely useful set of essays on Late Roman Italy (250-500 CE). This volume offers a rich array of views and insights. The collection succeeds in presenting not only the state of current scholarship on certain key aspects of late Rome Italy, but also suggests new and important avenues for study.