Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP160104119

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP160104119

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Active

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Funded Activity Summary

The Rise of Decline in the Later Roman Empire. This project aims to examine the evidence for the decline of the Western Roman Empire. For over two centuries, historians have debated whether the Western Roman Empire was in decline prior to its political disintegration in the 5th century AD. This project takes a new approach by rejecting the notion that Late Roman decline can be empirically quantified. Instead, through the examination of historical, administrative, religious and literary texts it will explore why the Late Roman elite often chose to present their own period as an age of decline. This project aims to test the hypothesis that references to economic, political and moral decline were often the result of fissures within Late Roman society prompted by radical structural reorganisation by a centralising imperial government and a newly empowered Christian Church.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 11-01-2016

End Date: 31-12-2022

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $157,037.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Historical Studies | Classical Greek and Roman History

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Understanding Europe's Past | Understanding Africa's Past |

Other Keywords

Classical Greek and Roman History | Historical Studies | Understanding Africa's Past | Understanding Europe's Past

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