Cimadomo Paolo, Nappo Dario (eds.) A global crisis? The Mediterranean world between the 3rd and the 5th century CE

Roma; Bristol: L’Erma di Bretschneider, 2022. — 260 p.The Roman Empire has been recently considered a valid case study for the application of global history and globalisation theories by Roman historians and archaeologists. This approach highlights the characteristics of the Roman Empire as an interconnected world, where numerous cultural, economic, and religious exchanges took place, creating everywhere a common cultural veneer considered as ‘Roman’. According to these theories, during the Roman period the Mediterranean knew a high level of economic, cultural, technological, juridical, and religious connection. What happened when these connections were partially interrupted by a ‘crisis’ period? This book aims to challenge the concepts of globalisation in the Roman Empire, analysing the periods of ‘crisis’ and ‘recovery’ between the 3rd and the 5th century CE.