The Greek Historia Monachorum in Aegyptoþ was one of the most widely read and disseminated Greek hagiographic texts during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages. To this day it remains, alongside Athanasius' Life of Antony, one of the core primary sources for fourth-century Egyptia…
This work considers the representation of the geographical and cultural landscapes of late antiquity in the work of the Latin poet Prudentius. It argues that his use of allusion to Augustan and early imperial Latin authors presents these landscapes as being marked by the arrival…
"This is the first book to provide an account of the influence of Proclus, a member of the Athenian Neoplatonic School, during more than one thousand years of European history (ca 500-1600). Proclus was the most important philosopher of late antiquity, a dominant (albeit controv…
"Through intensive surveys of three fortifications in late Roman Greece, Frey reveals the untapped potential of 'spolia' in demonstrating the critical role played by non-elites in bringing about the architectural and social changes that mark the end of classical antiquity. As hi…
"Through intensive surveys of three fortifications in late Roman Greece, Frey reveals the untapped potential of 'spolia' in demonstrating the critical role played by non-elites in bringing about the architectural and social changes that mark the end of classical antiquity. As hi…
