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'''Bryan Ward-Perkins''' is an archaeologist and historian of the later [[Roman Empire]] and early [[Middle Ages]], with a particular focus on the transitional period between those two eras, an historical sub-field also known as [[Late Antiquity]]. His published work has focused primarily on the urban and economic history of the [[Mediterranean Basin|Mediterranean]] and western [[Europe]] during Late Antiquity. The son of historian [[John Bryan Ward-Perkins]], he was born and raised in [[Rome]] and is currently a Fellow of [[Trinity College, Oxford]]. |
'''Bryan Ward-Perkins''' is an archaeologist and historian of the later [[Roman Empire]] and early [[Middle Ages]], with a particular focus on the transitional period between those two eras, an historical sub-field also known as [[Late Antiquity]]. Ward-Perkins is a Fellow and Tutor in History at [[Trinity College, Oxford|Trinity College]], [[Oxford University]].<ref>[http://www.trinity.ox.ac.uk/pages/the-college/staff/bryan-ward-perkins.php ''Bryan Ward-Perkins''] Trinity College, University of Oxford, 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2014. [http://www.webcitation.org/6O3FXravK Archived here.]</ref> |
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His published work has focused primarily on the urban and economic history of the [[Mediterranean Basin|Mediterranean]] and western [[Europe]] during Late Antiquity. The son of historian [[John Bryan Ward-Perkins]], he was born and raised in [[Rome]] and is currently a Fellow of [[Trinity College, Oxford]]. |
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His 2005 book, ''The Fall of Rome and the End of Civilization'', included statements addressing what he saw as an over-correction in the approaches of modern historiography to late Roman history. Using primarily archaeological evidence, Ward-Perkins takes issue with what he says is the "fashionable" idea that the western Roman Empire did not actually fall but instead experienced a mostly-benign transformation into the Christian kingdoms of [[medieval Europe]]. In his contrasting view, "the coming of the Germanic peoples was very unpleasant for the Roman population, and the long-term effects of the dissolution of the empire were dramatic." |
His 2005 book, ''The Fall of Rome and the End of Civilization'', included statements addressing what he saw as an over-correction in the approaches of modern historiography to late Roman history. Using primarily archaeological evidence, Ward-Perkins takes issue with what he says is the "fashionable" idea that the western Roman Empire did not actually fall but instead experienced a mostly-benign transformation into the Christian kingdoms of [[medieval Europe]]. In his contrasting view, "the coming of the Germanic peoples was very unpleasant for the Roman population, and the long-term effects of the dissolution of the empire were dramatic." |
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Bryan Ward-Perkins is an archaeologist and historian of the later Roman Empire and early Middle Ages, with a particular focus on the transitional period between those two eras, an historical sub-field also known as Late Antiquity. Ward-Perkins is a Fellow and Tutor in History at Trinity College, Oxford University.[1]
His published work has focused primarily on the urban and economic history of the Mediterranean and western Europe during Late Antiquity. The son of historian John Bryan Ward-Perkins, he was born and raised in Rome and is currently a Fellow of Trinity College, Oxford.
His 2005 book, The Fall of Rome and the End of Civilization, included statements addressing what he saw as an over-correction in the approaches of modern historiography to late Roman history. Using primarily archaeological evidence, Ward-Perkins takes issue with what he says is the "fashionable" idea that the western Roman Empire did not actually fall but instead experienced a mostly-benign transformation into the Christian kingdoms of medieval Europe. In his contrasting view, "the coming of the Germanic peoples was very unpleasant for the Roman population, and the long-term effects of the dissolution of the empire were dramatic."
Awards and honors
- 2006 Hessell-Tiltman Prize, The Fall of Rome and the End of Civilization
Selected works
- 1984: From Classical Antiquity to the Middle Ages: urban public building in Northern and Central Italy AD 300-850 . Oxford: Clarendon Press ISBN 0-19-821898-2
- 1998: "The Cities", in The Cambridge Ancient History, Vol. XIII: 337-425
- 2000: "Why Did The Anglo-Saxons not Become More British?" (English Historical Review, June 2000)
- 2001: The Cambridge Ancient History, Vol. XIV: 425-600 (edited with Averil Cameron and Michael Whitby). Cambridge University Press
- 2005: The Fall of Rome and the End of Civilization. Oxford: Oxford University Press ISBN 0-19-280564-9
References and sources
- References
- ^ Bryan Ward-Perkins Trinity College, University of Oxford, 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2014. Archived here.
- Sources
- Ward-Perkins, Bryan (2005). The Fall of Rome and the End of Civilization. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-280728-5.
External links
- Bryan Ward-Perkins at Oxford University History Faculty
- A joint interview with Bryan Ward-Perkins and Peter Heather at Oxford University Press
- Podcast Bryan Ward-Perkins on the Fall of the Roman Empire
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