Culture and Society in Later Roman Antioch
Title | Culture and Society in Later Roman Antioch PDF eBook |
Author | Isabella Sandwell |
Publisher | Oxbow Books |
Pages | 159 |
Release | 2017-02-28 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1785705741 |
This collection of papers brings together a broad range of new research and new material on Antioch in the late Roman period (the 2nd to the 7th centuries AD), from the writings of the orator Libanius and the preacher John Chrysostom to the extensive mosaics found in the city and its suburbs. The authors consider the lively issues of identity and ethnicity in this truly multi-cultural and multi-religious city, the effects of Romanization and Christianization on the city and surrounding region, and the central place of the city in the Roman world. These papers were presented at a colloquium in London, in December 2001.
Culture and Society in Later Roman Antioch
Title | Culture and Society in Later Roman Antioch PDF eBook |
Author | Isabella Sandwell |
Publisher | Oxbow Books |
Pages | 249 |
Release | 2017-02-28 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1785705725 |
This collection of papers brings together a broad range of new research and new material on Antioch in the late Roman period (the 2nd to the 7th centuries AD), from the writings of the orator Libanius and the preacher John Chrysostom to the extensive mosaics found in the city and its suburbs. The authors consider the lively issues of identity and ethnicity in this truly multi-cultural and multi-religious city, the effects of Romanization and Christianization on the city and surrounding region, and the central place of the city in the Roman world. These papers were presented at a colloquium in London, in December 2001.
Social and Political Life in Late Antiquity - Volume 3.1
Title | Social and Political Life in Late Antiquity - Volume 3.1 PDF eBook |
Author | William Bowden |
Publisher | BRILL |
Pages | 687 |
Release | 2006-12-31 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9047407601 |
This collection of papers, arising from the conference series Late Antique Archaeology, examines the social and political structures of the late antique period and the ways in which they are manifested in the archaeological and textual record.
A History of the Later Roman Empire, AD 284-641
Title | A History of the Later Roman Empire, AD 284-641 PDF eBook |
Author | Stephen Mitchell |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
Pages | 582 |
Release | 2014-08-25 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1118312422 |
The Second Edition of A History of the Later Roman Empire features extensive revisions and updates to the highly-acclaimed, sweeping historical survey of the Roman Empire from the accession of Diocletian in AD 284 to the death of Heraclius in 641. Features a revised narrative of the political history that shaped the late Roman Empire Includes extensive changes to the chapters on regional history, especially those relating to Asia Minor and Egypt Offers a renewed evaluation of the decline of the empire in the later sixth and seventh centuries Places a larger emphasis on the military deficiencies, collapse of state finances, and role of bubonic plague throughout the Europe in Rome’s decline Includes systematic updates to the bibliography
Antioch II
Title | Antioch II PDF eBook |
Author | Silke-Petra Bergjan |
Publisher | Mohr Siebeck |
Pages | 520 |
Release | 2018-09-04 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 3161551265 |
During the fourth century, Antioch on the Orontes was the most important imperial residence in the Roman Empire and a "hot-bed" of intellectual and religious activity. The writings of men such as Libanius, the emperor Julian, Ammianus Marcellinus, John Chrysostom, Theodoret, and many others, provide a density of written sources that is nearly unmatched in antiquity, while the archaeological evidence of the city's evolution is much harder to reconstruct. This volume assembles state-of-the-art scholarship on these ancient authors within the context of recent archaeological work to offer a rare comprehensive view of this late Roman city. Contributors: Rudolf Brandle, Gunnar Brands, Silke-Petra Bergjan, Susanna Elm, Johannes Hahn, Gavin Kelly, Blake Leyerle, Jaclyn Maxwell, Wendy Mayer, Yannis Papadogiannakis, Catherine Saliou, Adam M. Schor, Christine Shepardson, Jan R. Stenger, Claudia Tiersch, Edward Watts, Jorit Wintjes
The Oxford Handbook of Late Antiquity
Title | The Oxford Handbook of Late Antiquity PDF eBook |
Author | Scott Fitzgerald Johnson |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 1294 |
Release | 2012-10-11 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0199996334 |
The Oxford Handbook of Late Antiquity offers an innovative overview of a period (c. 300-700 CE) that has become increasingly central to scholarly debates over the history of western and Middle Eastern civilizations. This volume covers such pivotal events as the fall of Rome, the rise of Christianity, the origins of Islam, and the early formation of Byzantium and the European Middle Ages. These events are set in the context of widespread literary, artistic, cultural, and religious change during the period. The geographical scope of this Handbook is unparalleled among comparable surveys of Late Antiquity; Arabia, Egypt, Central Asia, and the Balkans all receive dedicated treatments, while the scope extends to the western kingdoms, and North Africa in the West. Furthermore, from economic theory and slavery to Greek and Latin poetry, Syriac and Coptic literature, sites of religious devotion, and many others, this Handbook covers a wide range of topics that will appeal to scholars from a diverse array of disciplines. The Oxford Handbook of Late Antiquity engages the perennially valuable questions about the end of the ancient world and the beginning of the medieval, while providing a much-needed touchstone for the study of Late Antiquity itself.
The Specter of the Jews
Title | The Specter of the Jews PDF eBook |
Author | Ari Finkelstein |
Publisher | University of California Press |
Pages | 272 |
Release | 2018-10-23 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0520298721 |
In the generation after Constantine the Great elevated Christianity to a dominant position in the Roman Empire, his nephew, the Emperor Julian, sought to reinstate the old gods to their former place of prominence—in the face of intense opposition from the newly powerful Christian church. In early 363 c.e., while living in Syrian Antioch, Julian redoubled his efforts to hellenize the Roman Empire by turning to an unlikely source: the Jews. With a war against Persia on the horizon, Julian thought it crucial that all Romans propitiate the true gods and gain their favor through proper practice. To convince his people, he drew on Jews, whom he characterized as Judeans, using their scriptures, institutions, practices, and heroes sometimes as sources for his program and often as models to emulate. In The Specter of the Jews, Ari Finkelstein examines Julian’s writings and views on Jews as Judeans, a venerable group whose religious practices and values would help delegitimize Christianity and, surprisingly, shape a new imperial Hellenic pagan identity.