New perspectives on late antiquity in the Eastern Roman Empire. (©2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Ana de Francisco Heredero, David Hernández de la Fuente and Susana Torres Prieto.
• Other Names: Hernández de la Fuente, David A; Torres Prieto, Susana; De Francisco Heredero, Ana
• Contents: Table of contents; editors note; preface; i; the last pagan at the court of zeno; ii; bar sauma versus dushara; religious conflictin late antique egypt; the portrait of seleukeiain the miracles of saint thekla; poetry and philosophyat the boundaries of byzantium(5th-7th centuries); iii; byzantium and the eastern frontier; new alphabetsfor the christian nations; synesios of cyrene and the defenceof cyrenaica; one elephant and two giraffeson the incense route; iv; the influence of the orienton the dramatic representationof ammianus marcellinus' res gestae. Centring constantinoplein himerios' oratio 41speculation and crisis; between the third romeand the new jerusalem; v; from vetus byzantium (amm. 22.8.8)to urbs regia; the so-called "collatio lustralis"in postclassical period; on the legal and social statusof theatre actorsin late antique law; the fanatic is a fan in a madhouse; epilogue; bibliography; contributors.
• Publisher Details: Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
• Publication Date: 2014
• Copyright Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource (450 pages)
• Subjects: 322.1; Classical history / classical civilisation; Religion and state -- Rome -- History; HISTORY -- Europe -- Italy; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- Political Advocacy; Politics and government; Religion; Religion and state; Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500; Literary studies: classical, early & medieval; Rome -- Politics and government -- History; Rome -- Religion -- History; Byzantine Empire -- History -- To 527; Rome -- History -- Empire, 284-476; Byzantine Empire; Rome (Empire); Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781443869478; 1443869473
• Notes: Note: Print version record.
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