Through a particularly vivid narrative, this book offers a new perspective on the Roman Empire of the 5th century, bridging the historiographical gap between East and West.

The idea is extremely simple: a panoramic view of the Mediterranean world and its extensions, from Iran to Britain, in an ordinary year, 428 AD.

The analysis of the complex network of social, religious, and political connections across this expanse gives us the opportunity to reconsider the dynamics of the late Roman Empire.

(...) [Excerpt from the text on the back cover of the edition]