Inspired by a classical education, wealthy Romans populated the glittering interiors of their villas and homes with marb
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The replacement of the Roman Empire in the West with emerging kingdoms like Visigothic Spain and Merovingian Gaul result
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Christianity in the late antique world was not imposed but embraced, and the laity were not passive members of their rel
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Saints' cults, with their focus on miraculous healings and pilgrimages, were not only a distinctive feature of Chri
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Gregory of Tours was a bishop of late antiquity who was famously devoted to promoting the efficacy of saintly powers. In
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This volume explores aspects of religious culture in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Arabian Peninsula across Late Ant
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