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If you loved Late Antiquity by Peter Brown, this shelf of 24 books shares the same pull — rooted in Byzantine Empire, Rome, Ancient, and Christianity.

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A History of the Later Roman Empire

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Themes: Byzantine Empire • Rome • Ancient

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Themes: Byzantine Empire • Rome • Ancient

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100 Greatest Ancient Coins

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Ravenna Capital of Empire, Crucible of Europe

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The Barbarian Conversion From Paganism to Christianity

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Knowledge of the Holy — A. W. Tozer

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Themes: Rome • Ancient • Christianity

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The Popes and the Church of Rome in Late Antiquity

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Themes: Rome • Ancient • Christianity

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The Knowledge of the Holy (Sea Harp Timeless Series) — A. W. Tozer

A W Tozer

Themes: Rome • Ancient • Christianity

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The Darkening Age The Christian Destruction of the Classical World

Catherine Nixey

Themes: Rome • Ancient • Christianity

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The First Christian Communities, 32-380 CE Quiet Christians, Visible Martyrs, and Compelling Texts

Joyce E. Salisbury

Themes: Rome • Ancient • Christianity

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The Formation of Christendom

Judith Herrin

Themes: Rome • Ancient • Christianity

#21

The Life and Death of Ancient Cities A Natural History

Greg Woolf

Themes: Byzantine Empire • Rome • Ancient

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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Edward Gibbon

Themes: Byzantine Empire • Rome • Ancient

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Lives of Roman Christian Women

Carolinne White

Themes: Rome • Ancient • Christianity

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Creating Christ How Roman Emperors Invented Christianity

James S. Valliant

Themes: Rome • Ancient • Christianity

Fans of Late Antiquity by Peter Brown will find 24 titles here, all united by Byzantine Empire, Rome, Ancient. Authors represented include Edward Gibbon, Peter Sarris, Peter Brown, James J. O'Donnell, and others.