Pt. 1. The image of political and episcopal authority -- pt. 2. The function of Roman tradition in emergent societies -- pt. 3. Civic elites in the Byzantine East -- pt. 4. Addressing challenges to sacred texts and rites.
Late Antiquity, the period of transition from the crisis of Roman Empire in the third century to the Middle Ages, has traditionally been considered only in terms of the 'decline' from classical standards. Recent classical scholarship strives to consider this period on its own te…
Touching on many areas including the Roman and Byzantine empires, early Islamic history and the early Christian church, this title provides a fresh angle on the late antiquity world by examining religious and political rhetoric.
Late Antiquity, the period of transition from the crisis of Roman Empire in the third century to the Middle Ages, has traditionally been considered only in terms of the "decline" from classical standards. Recent classical scholarship strives to consider this period on its own te…
Late Antiquity, the period of transition from the crisis of Roman Empire in the third century to the Middle Ages, has traditionally been considered only in terms of the 'decline' from classical standards. Recent classical scholarship strives to consider this period on its own te…
Late Antiquity, the period of transition from the crisis of Roman Empire in the third century to the Middle Ages, has traditionally been considered only in terms of the 'decline' from classical standards. Recent classical scholarship strives to consider this period on its own te…