Format:
Online-Ressource (342 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2013 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
9781107038585
Series Statement:
Cambridge Classical Studies
Content:
A fresh look at the vitality and integrity of the eastern Roman Empire under its longest reigning emperor
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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Cover; Theodosius II; Series; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Frequently cited texts; Chronological table; Abbreviations; Part I Introduction; Chapter 1 Rethinking Theodosius; Arcana imperii; Past and present; Pius princeps; Part II Arcana Imperii; Chapter 2 Men without women:; Public power: Pulcheria Augusta; Secret power: the imperial consistory; Agenda for government; Honours, status, patronage; Codification and innovation; Chapter 3 Theodosius and his generals; Chapter 4 Theodosius II and the politics of the first Council of Ephesus
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Chapter 5 Olympiodorus of Thebes and eastern triumphalismClosing off the dynasty; Systemic failure; Ending the Historiae; The historian and his history; Part III Past and present; Chapter 6 Mapping the world under Theodosius II; Chapter 7 'The insanity of heretics must be restrained'; Chapter 8 Writing in Greek; Polemicising Lives; John Chrysostom; Collective biography; Manipulating knowledge: florilegia, dialogue, encyclopaedism; (Re)casting text; Stylistic levels; Paraphrase and cento; Patria; Theodosius and the world of Theodosius; Part IV Pius princeps; Chapter 9 Stooping to conquer
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Chapter 10 The imperial subjectChapter 11 Theodosius II and his legacy in anti-Chalcedonian communal memory; Bibliography; Index
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781107275430
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781107038585
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Theodosius II : Rethinking the Roman Empire in Late Antiquity
Language:
English
Keywords:
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