"Condensed by Professor Erna Patzelt, D. PHIL., from the second German edition, Vienna, 1923 and 1924, of Wirtschaftliche und soziale grundlagen der europäischen kulturentwicklung aus der zeit von Caesar bis auf Karl den Grossen, and translated by M.G. Beard and Nadine Marshall."

Errata slip inserted.

The influence of contemporary movements on historical research;
The so-called 'earliest' period;
Romans and germans in the age of the migrations;
The occupation of the land by the germans in the fifth and sixth centuries;
The division of the soil and agrarian economy in the late roman and early medieval periods;
Political structure;
The reorganization of society;
The church;
The rise of feudalism;
The development of town life;
Industry and trade
Currency and money economy