Roman Africa in the Age of Augustine

H. provides an archaeological and historical perspective on North Africa in the time of Augustine and before, in relation to climate, society, religion and relationship to Rome, offering a general framework for understanding North Africa, "its essential Roman-African conservatism at the time of Augu...

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Author:R. Bruce Hitchner
Published: S.n., s.l., 1994
Volume:22
Pages:17-29
Periodical:The University of Dayton review
Number:3
Format:Article
Topic:- Biography > Background > Northern Africa > General historical studies
Status:Needs Review
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Summary:H. provides an archaeological and historical perspective on North Africa in the time of Augustine and before, in relation to climate, society, religion and relationship to Rome, offering a general framework for understanding North Africa, "its essential Roman-African conservatism at the time of Augustine, the creation of a long and sustained period of growth and prosperity, and the stresses which it faced from an increasingly unstable empire" (p. 27).