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This dedicated 15-credit MA module aims to provide students with a thorough grounding in the sources and scholarship relating to the study of the government, religion, and society of the Roman empire during late antiquity, a period which saw a series of radical transformations in the shape and identity of the Roman state: the establishment of a Greek-speaking Christian empire centred on Constantinople, theological dispute and schism, barbarian invasion and settlement, initiatives of reconquest in Africa, Italy, and Spain, triumph over Persia, and defeat by emerging Islam. By the end of the module students should have acquired a good knowledge of the transformation of the Roman world between the fifth and seventh centuries AD, the nature and range of relevant ancient sources, modern handbooks, works of reference, and the arguments of scholars, and should have gained an understanding of the potential and limits of these materials so as to be equipped to formulate sensible questions about developments in Roman government, society, and religious affairs, over this period.

This module is primarily designed for those taking the ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº MAs in Ancient History, Classics, Classical Reception, and Late Antique & Byzantine Studies or students from other colleges of the University of London on the Intercollegiate Programmes in Ancient History, Classics, Classical Art and Archaeology, and Late Antique & Byzantine Studies. This module would also be suitable for those taking ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº MA/MSc degrees in the Institute of Archaeology, History, and Medieval and Renaissance Studies.