Brown, The World of Late Antiquity: AD 150-750 (1971; 1989)

Peter Brown.
The World of Late Antiquity: AD 150-750.
New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1989.
First published: London: Thames and Hudson, Ltd., 1971.

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Peter Brown, Department of History, Princeton University.

Paul Freedman, "HIST 210: The Early Middle Ages, 284–1000" (YouTube playlist), Open Yale Courses, Fall 2011.

Some Wikipedia Articles:

• Peter Brown (historian).
• Crisis of the Third Century, a period of the Roman Empire, 235–284.
• Dominate, a period of the Roman Empire, 284-395 or 284-476.
• Decline of the Roman Empire.
• Late Antiquity.
• Early Middle Ages.

My previous post on this book is here, 08 March 2004.

Warning: I see in a recent review on Amazon.com that the publisher has allowed the issuing of "print-on-demand" black & white copies of this book. The abundant illustrations, many in color, are an important part of this book so readers should avoid the "print-on-demand" copies.

Brown, Augustine of Hippo: A Biography (2000)

Peter Brown.
Augustine of Hippo: A Biography, A New Edition with an Epilogue.
Berkeley and London: University of California Press, 2000.
First published: London: Faber and Faber Ltd., 1967.

Book information: Publisher; Google Books; Amazon.com.

Peter Brown, Department of History, Princeton University.

Some Wikipedia Articles:

• Peter Brown (historian).
• Augustine of Hippo (354-430).
• Africa (Roman province).
• Late Antiquity.
• Crisis of the Third Century, a period of the Roman Empire, 235–284.
• Dominate, a period of the Roman Empire, 284-395 or 284-476.
• Decline of the Roman Empire.
• Plotinus (c.204–270). Porphyry (c.234–c.305). Monica (331-387). Ambrose (c.340-397). Jerome (c.347-420). Paulinus of Nola (c.354–431). Alypius of Thagaste. Possidius. Pelagius (d.418). Julian of Eclanum (c.386–c.455).
• Religion in ancient Rome. Paganism. Arianism. Donatism. Manichaeism. Pelagianism. State church of the Roman Empire. Four Marks of the Church. Catholic Church. Catholicism.

This book is on the Recommended Reading Short List in Cantor's The Civilization of the Middle Ages (1993).