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The Roman Empire 120The Age of Augustus (31B.C.E.–14C.E.) 121
The New Order 121
Augustan Society 123
Significance of the Augustan Age 124
The Early Empire (14–180) 124
The Julio-Claudians and Flavians 124
The Five ‘‘Good Emperors’’ (96–180) 125
The Roman Empire at Its Height: Frontiers and
Provinces 125
Prosperity in the Early Empire 127
Roman Culture and Society in the Early
Empire 129
The Golden Age of Latin Literature 129
The Silver Age of Latin Literature 132
The Upper-Class Roman Family 132
Imperial Rome 132
IMAGES OF EVERYDAY LIFE
CHILDRENINTHEROMANWORLD 133
The Gladiatorial Shows 135
FILM&HISTORY
GLADIATOR(2000) 136
Transformation of the Roman World: Crises in
the Third Century 137
Political and Military Woes 137
Economic and Social Crises 138
Transformation of the Roman World: The Rise
of Christianity 138
The Religious World of the Roman Empire 138
The Jewish Background 139
The Origins of Christianity 139
OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS
ROMANAUTHORITIES AND ACHRISTIAN ON
CHRISTIANITY 140
The Growth of Christianity 142
Chapter Summary, Timeline, and Review 1437
Late Antiquity and the
Emergence of the Medieval
World 146The Late Roman Empire 147
The Reforms of Diocletian and Constantine 147
The Empire’s New Religion 149The End of the Western Empire 150
OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS
TWOVIEWS OF THEHUNS 151
The Germanic Kingdoms 152
The Ostrogothic Kingdom of Italy 152
The Visigothic Kingdom of Spain 153
The Frankish Kingdom 154
Anglo-Saxon England 154
The Society of the Germanic Kingdoms 154
Development of the Christian Church 156
The Power of the Pope 156
The Monks and Their Missions 157
Christianity and Intellectual Life 160
The Byzantine Empire 162
The Reign of Justinian (527–565) 162
From Eastern Roman to Byzantine Empire 165
The Rise of Islam 166
Muhammad 167
The Teachings of Islam 167
The Spread of Islam 168
Chapter Summary, Timeline, and Review 1708
European Civilization in the
Early Middle Ages,
750–1000 173The World of the Carolingians 174
Charlemagne and the Carolingian Empire
(768–814) 174
The Carolingian Intellectual Renewal 178
Life in the Carolingian World 178
Disintegration of the Carolingian
Empire 181
Invasions of the Ninth and Tenth Centuries 181
The Emerging World of Lords
and Vassals 183
Vassalage 183
Fief-Holding 184
OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS
LORDS,VASSALS,ANDSAMURAI INEUROPE
ANDJAPAN 185
The Manorial System 186
The Zenith of Byzantine Civilization 187
The Macedonian Dynasty 188
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