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OLBA, vol.24, pp.535-554, 2016 (AHCI)
The recent studies on Late Antique Period, through which Roman Empire experienced significant transformations, approach the subject by two major theories: "decline" which can be defined as fall of the empire after an arduous period of weakening; and "continuity" which substitutes decline with transformation and postpones the fall to a considerably later date. The evidence for decline is evident in the numerous literary sources in form of hagiographia, historia and codices. On the opposing side, the scholars advocating the continuity support their theories with the archaeological evidence.