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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

1. Cosmographia Scoti, Notitia dignitatum. Photo: Bodleian Libraries, Shelfmark & folio no: MS. Canon. Misc. 378, fol. 122r 2. Monastic Saints, monastery of Saint Jeremias, Saqqara, now in Coptic Museum, Cairo, . Photo: B. O’Kane/Alamy Stock 3. Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, . Photo: Lanmas/ Alamy Stock Photo 4. Ivory of Consul Anicius Petronius Probus depicting Emperor Honorius, 406, Aosta Cathedral, . Photo: De Agostini Picture Library/Bridgeman Images 5. The Emperor Triumphant, known as the ‘Barberini Ivory’, , , France. Photo: Bridgeman Images 6. Mosaic of Ambrose of , church of San Vitale in Ravenna, Italy. Photo:/Contributor/Getty 7. The Anthemian Wall of . Photo: Chris Hellier/ Alamy Stock Photo 8. Intaglio of Alaric II. Photo: KHM-Museumsverband 9. Eagle Brooch from the Domagnano Treasure. Photo: akg-images/ ullstein bild 10. Christ Pantocrator from St Catherine’s Monastery, Sinai. Photo: © Zev Radovan/Bridgeman Images 11. (Top) The City of Jerusalem and the surrounding area, detail from the Madaba mosaic map, Church of Saint Gaorge, Madaba, Jordan. Photo: Bridgeman Images. (Bottom) Photo: Library of Congress 12. The Missorium of Theodosius. Photo: Juan Aunion/Alamy Stock Photo

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13. Honorius Cameo, depicting Emperor Honorius (395–423) and his wife, Maria (ivory and metal). Photo: Private Collection/ Bridgeman Images 14. Throne of Maximianus, Mainz Romano-Germanic Central Museum. Photo: akg-images 15. Dido making a sacrifice, fromThe Vergilius Vaticanus (Lat 3225 f.33v). Photo: Vatican Library, Vatican City/Bridgeman Images 16. Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus. Photo: De Agostini Picture Library/G. Cigolini/Bridgeman Images 17. The Evangelist. Photo: De Agostini Picture Library/ Bridgeman Images 18. An Alkhan ‘Hun’. Photo: Public domain 19. Tessera of Basilius. Photo: Public domain 20. The Taq-e Kesra, Ctesiphon. Photo: Library of Congress 21. The Castulo Paten. Photo: Wikipedia 22. Szilágysomlyó Medallion. Photo: KHM-Museumsverband 23. Bracteate from Funen. Photo: KHM-Museumsverband 24. São Cucufate, . Photo: Wikipedia 25. The CorbridgeLanx . Photo: with permission of the Trustees of the British Museum

While every effort has been made to contact copyright-holders of illustrations, the author and publishers would be grateful for information about any illustrations where they have been unable to trace them, and would be glad to make amendments in further editions.

Maps

Map 1 (pp. xii–xiii) The under Constantine Map 2 (pp. xiv–xv) The Roman Empire,c . 400 Map 3 (pp. xvi–xvii) The Roman Empire,c . 550 Map 4 (pp. xviii–xiv) The Eurasian World Map 5 (pp. xx–xxi) The Map 6 (p. xxii) Gaul and Map 7 (p. xxiii) North Map 8 (p. xxiv) Italy Map 9 (p. xxv) The Danubian Provinces Map 10 (p. xxvi) Minor Map 11 (p. xxvii) Syria Map 12 (p. xxviii) Egypt Map 13 (p. xxix) Rome Map 14 (p. xxx) Constantinople

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c i t n a a l North e t S BRITANNIA II Sea c A lti Ba

BRITANNIAE MAXIMA CAESARIENSIS BRITANNIA I Aral INFERIOR Sea II G BELGICA A I PANNONIAE II L L LUGDUNENSISI A Danube E

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A I I B Alexandria A TRIPOLITANIA LIBYA INFERIOR N R C LIBYA IOVIA A SUPERIOR O E II A R I

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BELGICA LUGDUNENSIS II II G BELGICA ITALIA LUGDUNENSISA L I ILLYRICUM SENONIA L LUGDUNENSIS I A Danube III E GERMANIA I RAETIA II NORICUM

RIPENSE PANNONIA I SEPTEM MAXIMA MEDITERRANEUM II SEQUANORUM NORICUM PROVINCIAE AQUITANIA RAETIA I C DACIA a LUGDUNENSIS I VENETIA ET s ALPES MEDITERRANEA p HISTRIA VALERIA ia I POENINAEAEMILIA DACIA n SAVIA SCYTHIA NOVEMPOPULI COTTIAEALPES S PANNONIA II e GALLAECIA VIENNENSIS LIGURIA MARITIMAEALPES a E TARRACONENSIS FLAMINIA ET DALMATIA THRACIA PICENUM Sea CARTHAGINENSIS lack A NARBONENSIS I PICENUM MOESIA I Danube B TUSCIA ET SUBURBI- MOESIA II I UMBRIA NARBONENSIS II CARIUM LUSITANIA PONTUS DARDANIA CORSICA SAMNIUM HAEMIMONTUS POLEMONIACUS N PRAEVALITANA HELENO- THRACIA PONTUS Rome CAMPANIA PAPHLAGONIA Constantinople ARMENIAI A APULIA ET MACEDONIA RHODOPE PONTICA BAETICA CALABRIA EPIRUS EUROPA GALATIA SARDINIA NOVA GALATIA CAPPADOCIA P HELLESPONTUS SALUTARISPHRYGIASALUTARIS ARMENIA Tigris PACATIANA I S PHRYGIA II E II R SUBURBICARIA THESSALIA MESOPOTAMIA E A EPIRUS EUPHRATENSIS S BAL LUCANIA ET VETUS LYDIA CAPPADOCIA BRUTTIA I PISIDIA CILICIAII OSRHOENE CILICIA M ASIA I Euphrates e ACHAEA Athens d CARIA SYRIA H i SICILIA PAMPHYLIA t Carthage ISAURIA TINGITANA e LYCIA SYRIA SALUTARIS AFRICA r MAURETANIA r

CAESARIENSIS MACEDONIA PHOENICE NUMIDIA a MAURETANIA n SITIFENSIS e PHOENICE a ASIANA CYPRUS A BYZACENA LIBANENSIS n CRETA ORIENS S e F a PALAESTINA II

R ARABIA PALAESTINA I

I Alexandria TRIPOLITANIA AEGYPTUS AUGUST- C LIBYA LIBYA INFERIOR AMNICA SUPERIOR PALAESTINA SALUTARIS A AEGYPTUS

ASIA Nile Dioceses according to the Notitia Dignitatum Red Sea

0 1000 2000 kilometres 0 500 1000 miles n a e c O c i t n a a l North e S t Sea c A BRITANNIA II lti Ba FLAVIA VALENTIACAESARIENSIS

BRITANNIAE MAXIMA CAESARIENSIS BRITANNIA I GERMANIA Aral Sea II Rhine

BELGICA LUGDUNENSIS II II G BELGICA ITALIA LUGDUNENSISA L I ILLYRICUM SENONIA L LUGDUNENSIS I A Danube III E GERMANIA I RAETIA II NORICUM

RIPENSE PANNONIA I SEPTEM MAXIMA MEDITERRANEUM II SEQUANORUM NORICUM PROVINCIAE DACIA RIPENSIS AQUITANIA RAETIA I C DACIA a LUGDUNENSIS I VENETIA ET s ALPES MEDITERRANEA p HISTRIA VALERIA ia I POENINAEAEMILIA DACIA n SAVIA SCYTHIA NOVEMPOPULI COTTIAEALPES S PANNONIA II e GALLAECIA VIENNENSIS LIGURIA MARITIMAEALPES a E TARRACONENSIS FLAMINIA ET DALMATIA THRACIA PICENUM Sea CARTHAGINENSIS lack A NARBONENSIS I PICENUM MOESIA I Danube B TUSCIA ET SUBURBI- MOESIA II I UMBRIA NARBONENSIS II CARIUM LUSITANIA PONTUS DARDANIA CORSICA SAMNIUM HAEMIMONTUS POLEMONIACUS N PRAEVALITANA HELENO- THRACIA PONTUS Rome CAMPANIA PAPHLAGONIA Constantinople ARMENIAI HONORIAS A APULIA ET MACEDONIA RHODOPE PONTICA BAETICA CALABRIA EPIRUS EUROPA GALATIA BITHYNIA SARDINIA NOVA GALATIA CAPPADOCIA P HELLESPONTUS SALUTARISPHRYGIASALUTARIS ARMENIA Tigris PACATIANA I S PHRYGIA II E II R SUBURBICARIA THESSALIA MESOPOTAMIA E A EPIRUS EUPHRATENSIS S BAL LUCANIA ET VETUS LYDIA CAPPADOCIA BRUTTIA I PISIDIA LYCAONIA CILICIAII OSRHOENE CILICIA M ASIA I Euphrates e ACHAEA Athens d CARIA SYRIA H i SICILIA PAMPHYLIA t Carthage ISAURIA TINGITANA e LYCIA SYRIA SALUTARIS AFRICA r MAURETANIA r

CAESARIENSIS MACEDONIA PHOENICE NUMIDIA a MAURETANIA n SITIFENSIS e PHOENICE a ASIANA CYPRUS A BYZACENA LIBANENSIS n CRETA ORIENS S e F a PALAESTINA II

R ARABIA PALAESTINA I

I Alexandria TRIPOLITANIA AEGYPTUS AUGUST- C LIBYA LIBYA INFERIOR AMNICA SUPERIOR PALAESTINA SALUTARIS A AEGYPTUS

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Danube

REGNA FRANCORUM

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CAESARIENSIS PHOENICE NUMIDIA a MAURETANIA n SITIFENSIS e CYPRUS PHOENICE BYZACENA a LIBANENSIS n CRETA S e a PALAESTINA II

AEGYPTUS ARABIA I PALAESTINA I Alexandria AUGUSTAMNICA TRIPOLITANIA I LIBYA LIBYA INFERIOR PENTAPOLIS PALAESTINA III AEGYPTUS II AUGUSTAMNICA II ARCADIA

THEBAIS Nile INFERIOR Red Sea

THEBAIS 0 1000 2000 kilometres SUPERIOR 0 500 1000 miles n a e c O c i t n a a l North e S t Sea c A lti Ba

Aral Sea Rhine

Danube

REGNA FRANCORUM

DACIA RIPENSIS Ca VENETIA ET DACIA s MEDITERRANEA p HISTRIA ia AEMILIA n REGNUM SCYTHIA ALPES SUEVORUM COTTIAE PANNONIA S e LIGURIA a FLAMINIA DALMATIA ack Sea MOESIA Danube Bl TUSCIA ET PICENUM I MOESIA II UMBRIA REGNUM VISIGOTHORUM SAMNIUM DARDANIA HELENO- CORSICA HAEMIMONTUS PONTUS PRAEVALITANA THRACIA ARMENIAI Rome CAMPANIA MACEDONIA Constantinople PAPHLAGONIA APULIA ET RHODOPE ARMENIAII II GALATIA CALABRIA EPIRUS EUROPA ARMENIA MACEDONIA BITHYNIA IV SARDINIA NOVA GALATIA CAPPADOCIA I HELLESPONTUS SALUTARISPHRYGIASALUTARIS ARMENIA Tigris PACATIANA I S PHRYGIA III SPANIA E II R THESSALIA MESOPOTAMIA E A EPIRUS EUPHRATENSIS BAL LUCANIA ET VETUS LYDIA CAPPADOCIA BRUTTIA PISIDIA LYCAONIA CILICIAII OSRHOENE CILICIA M ASIA I Euphrates e ACHAEA Athens d CARIA SYRIA i SICILIA PAMPHYLIA t Carthage e LYCIA ISAURIA ZEUIGITANA r SYRIA II MAURETANIA r THEODORIAS

CAESARIENSIS PHOENICE NUMIDIA a MAURETANIA n SITIFENSIS e CYPRUS PHOENICE BYZACENA a LIBANENSIS n CRETA S e a PALAESTINA II

AEGYPTUS ARABIA I PALAESTINA I Alexandria AUGUSTAMNICA TRIPOLITANIA I LIBYA LIBYA INFERIOR PENTAPOLIS PALAESTINA III AEGYPTUS II AUGUSTAMNICA II ARCADIA

THEBAIS Nile INFERIOR Red Sea

THEBAIS 0 1000 2000 kilometres SUPERIOR 0 500 1000 miles 0 1000 2000 kilometres 0 500 1000 miles

The Eurasian World

Lake Balkhash

Altai Mountains

Lake Baikhal Ja xar Aral tes Urumqi Sea Z M Turfan C E a R A O l a c k s x B S e a ZICA p W us LA i H Tashkent Ordos Caucasus TiflisMountains a K Tianshan Mountains Dunhuang Y n e Hexi Corridor l

l Bukhara o A S A w R Kashgar M Samarkand N R E e A N I i a IA v D e Taklamakan Desert r G Yellow O S Pamirs Khotan n M o u n t Merv Balkh I A u n l u a i n s Sea Nisibis R K T T Carrhae i g HinduC Kush Loyang r i Zagros Mountains s A Hatra B Peshawar Ch’ang-an Ecbatana PAR Kabul (Gandhara) a Dura-Europos TH Herat Tibetan Plateau e IA Taxila S S E AS a an up AN H e h I e n rat Ctesiphon AN GANDHARA CHINA rra es E ite Bostra M S d P I Yangtze River Me IR P E M a ERS KUSHANSHAHR n MESOPOTAMIA IS TIBET i Alexandria Istakhr A h Petra C Persepolis s L Bishapur u t d A s In Y a SEISTAN A S E EGYPT SIND Ganges

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Lake Balkhash

Altai Mountains

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l Bukhara o A S A w R Kashgar M Samarkand N R E e A N I i a IA v D e Taklamakan Desert r G Yellow Nisa O S Pamirs Khotan n M o u n t Edessa Merv Balkh I A u n l u a i n s Sea Nisibis R K T T Carrhae i g HinduC Kush Loyang Antioch r i Zagros Mountains s A Hatra B Peshawar Ch’ang-an Ecbatana PAR Kabul (Gandhara) a Dura-Europos TH Herat Tibetan Plateau e IA Taxila S S E AS a an up Seleucia AN H e h I e n rat Ctesiphon AN GANDHARA CHINA rra es E ite Bostra M S d P I Yangtze River Me IR P E M a ERS KUSHANSHAHR n MESOPOTAMIA IS TIBET i Alexandria Istakhr A h Petra C Persepolis s L Bishapur u t d A s In Y a SEISTAN A S E EGYPT SIND Ganges

Philae A I D N I Berenike R e ARABIA d

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Indian Ocean Aral Sea Jaxartes

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A Caesarea Mazaca TRO E CIA PATEN PADO M Merv Khotan CAP AR Edessa GI Cilician Gates Constantina GILAN AN Bactra HYRCANIA A Nisibis (GORGAN) Carrhae Resaina Nineveh Antioch Singara Arbela BACTRIA Indus Callinicum

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A Caesarea Mazaca TRO E CIA PATEN PADO M Merv Khotan CAP Amida AR Edessa GI Cilician Gates Constantina GILAN AN Bactra Zeugma Dara HYRCANIA A Tarsus Nisibis (GORGAN) Carrhae Resaina Nineveh Antioch Singara Arbela BACTRIA Indus Callinicum a Hatra T PARTHIA e Circesium ig Paikuli S r Kabul GANDHARA is Ecbatana Herat n Dura Europos Peshawar Taxila a A e E ASURISTAN MEDI (Gandhara) n up a h r ra r te Ctesiphon e s t Jhelum i DRANGIANA d e NA Hira Susa IA M S SU KUSHANSHAHR Pasargadae S Naqsh-e Rustam IS Sutlej ELYMAIS Persopolis Istakhr T AN Bishapur PERSIS Indus TURAN

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Augusta Treverorum Bononia

Argentoratum Aug. Suessionum Durocortorum Rhine l ne n Rotomagus Vindonissa ha C h is gl Lutetia n E Aventicum

Augustodunum

Caesarodunum Avaricum Praetoria Iuliomagus Augusta Taurinorum Lugdunum Susa Vienna Civitas Arvernorum Nicaea Antipolis

B Segodunum Nemausus a y Arelate o Burdigala f Massilia B i s c a y Tolosa Narbo Gaul and Spain

Emporion Gerunda

Iluro Ilerda Barcino Calagurris Caesaraugusta Legio VII Gemina Tarraco Asturica Augusta Pallantia Clunia Bilbilis Uxama Dertosa

Aquae Flaviae

a Bracara Augusta e S n ea Valentia n Segobriga ra er Toletum it ed M Conimbriga

Emerita Carthago Nova Olisipo Corduba Illiberis

Hispalis Malaca 0 100 200 kilometres Gades 0 100 miles Iulia Traducta r r a n e a n S e a Hippo M e d i t e Diarrhytus Carthago Nova Caesarea Tipasa Hippo Carthage Regius Gades Iulia Traducta Cirta ibilis Septem ugga Hadrumetum Tingi Sicca Lambaesis Veneria Lixus Timgad apsus Banasa Capsa

0 100 200 kilometres 0 100 miles

North Africa 0 200 400 kilometres 0 100 200 miles

Augusta Praetoria

Corium Emona Brixia Aquileia Mediolanum Verona ILLYRICUM Augusta Ticinum Taurinorum Placentia A I T A M L A D Po Veleia Mutina Bononia

Ariminum Luca Arno Florentia

Ancona A d r ia ti cS e a

Tiber

Rome Ostia Alba Interamna

Beneventum Baiae Pompeii Neapolis Brundisium

T y r r h e n i a n S e a

M a e e d S i n t i a e r Rhegium o n r I a n SICILY e a n Carthage S e AFRICA a PROCONSULARIS

Italy C A R 0 100 200 300 kilometres P Carnuntum A 0 100 200 miles Vindobona T H Danube I N O A R I Brigetio N C U M Aquincum M Savaria O U N P Intercisa T A

A I N S Poetovio N

Emona N Aquileia

O Mursa

N Cibalae Siscia I Sirmium A Singidunum Viminacium Danube Durostorum D a A e Ratiara Novae S Salona L M O A k Split E S I c M Naissus a l B A

A T d Serdica r i a I t i c A Philippopolis S Scupi e a THRACE Constantinople

The Danubian Provinces MACEDONIA k S e a Sinope B l a B l a c c k Asia Minor S e a

Heraclia Pontica Amisus Constantinople Trapezus Gangra Nicaea Pontica Abydus Ilium Nicopolis Ancyra

Nacoleia A Pergamum e Mytilene g e a n

Smyrna S Melitene Tigranocerta e a Amida Tralles Laodicea Iconium Sagalassus Samosata Heracleia Edessa Stratonicea Nisibis Isaura Laranda Termessus Perge Adana Carrhae Tarsus Side Telmessus Claudiopolis Hierapolis Rhodus Arycanda Seleucia Antioch Beroea

Salamis e a 0 100 200 300 kilometres M e d i t e r r a n e a n S Neapolis 0 100 200 miles Syria Tigris

Samosata Bezabde

Edessa Nisibis Apamea Resaina Zeugma Batnae Carrhae

Cyrrhus Singara Antiochia Beroea Nicephorium Barbalissus

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n Raphanaea Dura-Europos

a Emesa r Palmyra r e t i d Byblus e Heliopolis Berytus M Sidon Damascus

Tyre Lake Tiberias Tiberias Scythopolis Gadara Caesarea Maritima Pella Bostra

Gerasa Jordan Jerusalem Madaba Gaza Dead Sea Raphia

Elusa

Petra

Aila 0 100 200 kilometres 0 100 miles Ptolemais e a Cyrene M e n S Egypt d i t e r r a n e a Dead Tanis Sea Raphia Nicopolis Alexandria Pelusium Naucratis Thmuis

Babylon Heliopolis Memphis

Dionysias

Tebtunis Gulf of Suez Heracleopolis

Gulf of Aqaba Oxyrhynchus

Antinoopolis Red Sea

Lycopolis Nile

Panopolis Ptolemais Hermiou Maximianopolis Coptos Thebae

0 100 200 kilometres 0 100 miles Elephantine Philae S. Agnese Porta Flaminia

VIA NOMENTANA Porta Pinciana Porta VIA FLAMINIA Nomentana

Mausoleum St Peter’s Mausoleum of Augustus of Baths of Tiber VIA TIBURTINA Aelian S. Lorenzo Bridge Bridge of Nero Baths of Stadium of Pantheon Constantine Domitian Porta Tiburtina

Imperial Theatre of Fora Pompey Bridge of Agrippa Circus Arch of CAPITOL Constantine Baths of SS. Porta Flaminius Marcellino Septimiana e Pietro Bridge of VIA LABICANA Aurelius FORUM Colosseum S. Croce PALATINE Temple of Venus Circus Maximus and rome, and Basilica of Maxentius Lateran Bridge Basilica Porta Asmaria of Probus

Tiber Porta Metronia

Porta Portuense

Porta Porta Ostiense Latina

Porta Ardeatina Porta

VIA APPIA VIA OSTIENSE 0 500 1000 metres Shrine of Saint Paul 0 1500 3000 feet S. Sebastiano Rome Wall of Theodosius G o l d Cistern of e Aetius n

H Cistern of Aspar o r n

Church of the Column of Wall of Constantine Holy Apostles Claudius Original Gothicus Harbours Aqueduct Column of Marcian Baths of Ancient Constantius Forum of Theodosius Cistern Basilica St Mocius St Eirene St Sophia Augusteion Forum of Arcadius Forum of Baths of Constantine Zeuxippus Harbour of Palace Theodosius Hippodrome Harbour of Julian

St John of o n t i s Stoudios r o p P 0 500 1000 metres Golden 0 500 1000 yards Gate Constantinople