Christian emperors and Roman elites in late antiquity
This book brings together a number of case studies to show some of the ways in which, as soon as the Roman Senate gained new political authority under Constantine and his successors, its members crowded the political scene in the West. In these chapters, Rita Lizzi Testa brings together the fruit of...
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| Formato: | Libro |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Routledge
2022
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| Edición: | First published 2022 |
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- Constantine and the senatorial aristocracy : the men and women he could not ignore
- Julian and the pagan tradition on Constantine
- Quintus Aurelius Symmachus in Bauli : literary genres and political projects
- Roman senators and imperial officials at the court of Valentinian I
- The brooms in bloom : the Roman aristocracy and the haruspices
- Ammianus, Phrynichus and ancient historians' self-censorship
- Pagan senators and Christian bishops : the Roman Senate at work (382-384 AD)
- Just before the sack : between political crisis and religious anxiety in Rome
- Saint Valentine and the Symmachi.
