The Mediterranean World in Late Antiquity provides both a detailed introduction to late antiquity & a direct challenge to the conventional views of the end of the empire. A world expert on the subject, Averil Cameron focuses on the changes & continuities in Mediterranean society as a whole before the Arab conquests of the 7th century. With modern, in-depth archeological evidence, this all-round factual, historical & thematic study of the west & eastern empires will become the standard work on the period. With suggested specialized reading, it should already be an essential item on the reading lists of classical studies & archeology students.