UID:
almahu_9947414294902882
Umfang:
1 online resource (xv, 324 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9781139839075 (ebook)
Serie:
Cambridge classical studies
Inhalt:
Theodosius II (AD 408–450) was the longest reigning Roman emperor. Ever since Edward Gibbon, he has been dismissed as mediocre and ineffectual. Yet Theodosius ruled an empire which retained its integrity while the West was broken up by barbarian invasions. This book explores Theodosius' challenges and successes. Ten essays by leading scholars of late antiquity provide important new insights into the court at Constantinople, the literary and cultural vitality of the reign, and the presentation of imperial piety and power. Much attention has been directed towards the changes promoted by Constantine at the beginning of the fourth century; much less to their crystallisation under Theodosius II. This volume explores the working out of new conceptions of the Roman Empire - its history, its rulers and its God. A substantial introduction offers a new framework for thinking afresh about the long transition from the classical world to Byzantium.
Anmerkung:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
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Introduction:
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Rethinking Theodosius /
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Arcana Imperii:
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Men without women: Theodosius' consistory and the business of government /
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Theodosius and his generals /
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Theodosius II and the politics of the first Council of Ephesus /
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Olympiodorus of Thebes and eastern triumphalism /
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Past and Present:
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Mapping the world under Theodosius II /
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'The insanity of heretics must be restrained': heresiology and the Theodosian Code /
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Writing in Greek: classicism and compilation, interaction and transformation /
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Pius Princeps:
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Stooping to conquer: the power of imperial humility /
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The imperial subject: Theodosius II and panegyric in Socrates' Church History /
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Theodosius II and his legacy in anti-Chalcedonian communal memory /
Weitere Ausg.:
Print version: ISBN 9781107038585
Sprache:
Englisch
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139839075
