by Georges Duby (Author), Arthur Goldhammer (Author), Arthur Goldhammer (Author), Georges Duby (Author), Georges Duby (Author), Paul Veyne (Author), Phillippe Ariès (Author)
Reveals what life was really like in the ancient world. The emergence of Christianity in the West and Christian morality with its emphasis on abstinence, celibacy and austerity is contrasted with the undisciplined private life of the Byzantine Empire.
Format: Illustrated
Pages: 688
Edition: Revised ed.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 01 Oct 1992
ISBN 10: 0674399749
ISBN 13: 9780674399747