TY - BOOK AU - Cameron,Averil TI - Late antiquity on the eve of Islam T2 - The formation of the classical Islamic world SN - 9781409400707 (hbk.) AV - CB353 .L378 2013 PY - 2013/// CY - England PB - Ashgate publishing Limited KW - Islamic civilization KW - Civilization, Medieval KW - Byzantine Empire KW - History KW - 527-1081 KW - Civilization KW - Foreign relations KW - Politics and government KW - History, Military N1 - A critical selection of research articles previously published. Articles published in languages other than English have been translated; Includes bibliographical references (pages xxxix-lxviii) and index; Explosion of late antiquity / Andrea Giardina -- The other transition: from the ancient world to feudalism / Chris Wickham -- The Nika Riot: a reappraisal / Geoffrey Greatrex -- The Justinianic plague revisited / Dionysios Stathakopoulos -- The origins of the manorial economy: new insights from late antiquity / Peter Sarris -- Ruling the late Roman and early Byzantine city: a continuous history / Mark Whittow -- Syria in transition, AD 55-750: an archaeological approach / Clive Foss -- Recruitment in Roman armies from Justinian to Heraclius (ca. 565-615) / Michael Whitby -- Heraclius' Persian campaigns and the revival of the East Roman empire, 622-630 / James Howard-Johnston -- John Moschus and his friend Sophronius the sophist / Henry Chadwick -- Holy images and likeness / Gilbert Dagron ER -