Originally published in 1901, this book examines life in the Roman Empire in the late fourth century through 'the writings of a series of typical men' from the

This volume, offering an insight into the literary world of Rome in the fourth century AD, reflects an increased interest in the writers of the 150 years before

Late Antiquity is often assumed to have witnessed the demise of literature as a social force and its retreat into the school and the private reading room: where