First paperback printing, 2011.

The travels of Flavius Dionysius and the end of Armenia -- The world of Nestorius: bishops, monks, and saracens -- On the pilgrim's road -- The New Rome and its prince -- The anatomy of an empire -- From Ravenna to Nola: Italy in transition -- Trial runs for the Middle Ages -- Waiting for the vandals -- Pagans and Christians on the Nile -- Easter in Jerusalem -- The great king and the seven princesses.