From the tetrarchs to the theodosians
Subtitle: essays on later Roman history and culture, 284-450 CE
By: edited by Scott McGill, Cristiana Sogno, Edward Watts.
Contributors: McGill, Scott, 1968-; Sogno, Cristiana, 1969-; Watts, Edward Jay, 1975-
Series: Yale classical studies -- 34
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 321
ISBN-13: 9780521898218
Subjects: Social change -- Rome -- History; Rome -- History -- Empire, 284-476; Rome -- Politics and government -- 284-476; Rome -- Civilization; Rome -- Social conditions
Description: "An integrated collection of essays examining the politics, social networks, law, historiography, and literature of the later Roman world. The volume treats three central themes: the first section looks at political and social developments across the period and argues that, in spite of the stress placed upon traditional social structures, many elements of Roman life remained only slightly changed. The second section focuses upon biographical texts and shows how late-antique authors adapted traditional modes of discourse to new conditions. The final section explores the first years of the reign of Theodosius I and shows how he built upon historical foundations while unfurling new methods for utilising, presenting, and commemorating imperial power. These papers analyse specific events and local developments to highlight examples of both change and continuity in the Roman world from 284-450"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Introduction: Part I. Politics, Law, and Society: 1. The unity of the Roman Empire David Potter; 2. Roman patronage Peter Garnsey; 3. Roman matchmaking Cristiana Sogno; 4. Constantine the Lawgiver Jill Harries; 5. Constantine answers the veterans Serena Connolly; Part II. Biography and Panegyrics: 6. Three generations of Christian philosophical biography Edward Watts; 7. The education of Paulinus of Pella: learning in the late Empire Josiah Osgood; 8. Another man's miracles: recasting Aelius Donatus in Phocas' Life of Virgil Scott McGill; 9. Gregory of Nazianzus' 'Life' of Julian revisited (Or. 4 and 5): divine decree and imperial enactment Susanna Elm; Part III. Constantinople in the 380s or Theodosius I and the Year 380/'Faces of Theodosius I'/The 'New Theodosian Age': 10. Liar in winter: Themistius and Theodosius Peter Heather; 11. Moments of truth: Gregory Nazianzen and Theodosius I Neil McLynn; 12. Reinventing Constantinople: Theodosius I's imprint on the Imperial City Brian Croke; 13. Reinventing history: Jerome's chronicle and the writing of the post-Roman West Mark Vessey.