John Lydus And The Roman Past
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John Lydus And The Roman Past
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Author : Michael Maas
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2005-08-17
John Lydus And The Roman Past written by Michael Maas and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-08-17 with History categories.
John Lydus and the Roman Past offers a new interpretation of the emergence of Byzantine society as viewed through the eyes of John Lydus, a sixth-century scholar and civil servant. Maas show that control of classical inheritance was politically contested in the reign of Justinian. He demonstrates how the past could be used to convey legitimacy and social definition at a time of profound change.
History Of The Later Roman Empire Vol 2
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Author : J. B. Bury
language : en
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Release Date : 2013-04-23
History Of The Later Roman Empire Vol 2 written by J. B. Bury and has been published by Courier Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04-23 with History categories.
Volume 2 of classic history. One of the world's foremost historians chronicles the major forces and events in the history of the Western and Byzantine Empires.
On The Magistracies Of The Roman Constitution
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Author : Johannes Laurentius Lydus
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1965
On The Magistracies Of The Roman Constitution written by Johannes Laurentius Lydus and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1965 with Bureaucracy categories.
Transformations Of Late Antiquity
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Author : Manolis Papoutsakis
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-12-05
Transformations Of Late Antiquity written by Manolis Papoutsakis and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-12-05 with History categories.
This book focuses on a simple dynamic: the taking in hand of a heritage, the variety of changes induced within it, and the handing on of that legacy to new generations. Our contributors suggest, from different standpoints, that this dynamic represented the essence of 'late antiquity'. As Roman society, and the societies by which it was immediately bounded, continued to develop, through to the late sixth and early seventh centuries, the interplay between what needed to be treasured and what needed to be explored became increasingly self-conscious, versatile, and enriched. By the time formerly alien peoples had established their 'post-classical' polities, and Islam began to stir in the East, the novelties were more clearly seen, if not always welcomed; and one witnesses a stronger will to maintain the momentum of change, of a forward reach. At the same time, those in a position to play now the role of heirs were well able to appreciate how suited to their needs the 'Roman' past might be, but how, by taking it up in their turn, they were more securely defined and yet more creatively advantaged. 'Transformation' is a notion apposite to essays in honour of Peter Brown. 'The transformation of the classical heritage' is a theme to which he has devoted, and continues to devote, much energy. All the essays here in some way explore this notion of transformation; the late antique ability to turn the past to new uses, and to set its wealth of principle and insight to work in new settings. To begin, there is the very notion of what it meant to be 'Roman', and how that notion changed. Subsequent chapters suggest ways in which fundamental characteristics of Roman society were given new form, not least under the impact of a Christian polity. Augustine, naturally, finds his place; and here the emphasis is on the unfettered stance that he took in the face of more broadly held convictions - on miracles, for example, and the errors of the pagan past. The discussion then moves on to
Ruling The Later Roman Empire P
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Author : Christopher KELLY
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2009-06-30
Ruling The Later Roman Empire P written by Christopher KELLY and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-06-30 with History categories.
In this highly original work, Christopher Kelly paints a remarkable picture of running a superstate. He portrays a complex system of government openly regulated by networks of personal influence and the payment of money. Focusing on the Roman Empire after Constantine's conversion to Christianity, Kelly illuminates a period of increasingly centralized rule through an ever more extensive and intrusive bureaucracy. The book opens with a view of its times through the eyes of a high-ranking official in sixth-century Constantinople, John Lydus. His On the Magistracies of the Roman State, the only memoir of its kind to come down to us, gives an impassioned and revealing account of his career and the system in which he worked. Kelly draws a wealth of insight from this singular memoir and goes on to trace the operation of power and influence, exposing how these might be successfully deployed or skillfully diverted by those wishing either to avoid government regulation or to subvert it for their own ends. Ruling the Later Roman Empire presents a fascinating procession of officials, emperors, and local power brokers, winners and losers, mapping their experiences, their conflicting loyalties, their successes, and their failures. This important book elegantly recaptures the experience of both rulers and ruled under a sophisticated and highly successful system of government.
Politics And Tradition Between Rome Ravenna And Constantinople
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Author : M. Shane Bjornlie
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2012-11-22
Politics And Tradition Between Rome Ravenna And Constantinople written by M. Shane Bjornlie and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-11-22 with History categories.
The Variae of Cassiodorus have long been valued as an epistolary collection offering a window into political and cultural life in a so-called barbarian successor state in sixth-century Italy. However, this study is the first to treat them as more than an assemblage of individual case studies and to analyse the collection's wider historical context. M. Shane Bjornlie highlights the insights the Variae provide into early medieval political, ecclesiastical, fiscal and legal affairs and the influence of the political and military turbulence of Justinian's reconquest of Italy and of political and cultural exchanges between Italy and Constantinople. The book also explores how Cassiodorus revised, updated and assembled the Variae for publication and what this reveals about his motives for publishing an epistolary record and for his own political life at a crucial period of transformation for the Roman world.
History Of The Later Roman Empire From The Death Of Theodosius I To The Death Of Justinian
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Author : John Bagnell Bury
language : en
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
Release Date : 1958
History Of The Later Roman Empire From The Death Of Theodosius I To The Death Of Justinian written by John Bagnell Bury and has been published by Courier Dover Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1958 with History categories.
An unabridged and unaltered republication of the first edition.
A History Of The Later Roman Empire Vol 1 2
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Author : J. B. Bury
language : en
Publisher: Good Press
Release Date : 2023-12-03
A History Of The Later Roman Empire Vol 1 2 written by J. B. Bury and has been published by Good Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-12-03 with History categories.
This carefully crafted ebook is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: The Constitution of the Monarchy The Administrative Machinery Constantinople The Neighbours of the Empire at the End of the Fourth Century The Supremacy of Stilicho The German Invasions Under Honorius Theodosius Ii and Marcian The Dismemberment of the Empire in the West The Empire of Attila Leo I and Ricimer's Rule in Italy Church and State The Reign of Zeno, and the German Viceroyalty in Italy The Reign of Anastasius I and the Viceroyalty of Theoderic The Empire and Persia Justin I and Justinian I The Persian Wars The Reconquest of Africa The Reconquest of Italy Diplomacy and Commerce Administrative Reforms and Finance Ecclesiastical Policy The Legislative Work of Justinian Procopius
On The Months De Mensibus
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Author : Ioannes Lydus
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014-06-26
On The Months De Mensibus written by Ioannes Lydus and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-26 with Calendar, Roman categories.
The objective of this edition is textual and translational in nature. Since the works of Lydus are replete with Latin vocabulary, this book serves to bring it into English. The translation is faithful to the original and accurate so as to express LydusOCO intended thoughts. His repetitious use of certain linguistic expressions, although sometimes awkward to render to English, have been retained in order to capture his peculiar linguistic and seemingly crabbed style. The book tries to put his words into working English for the first time, and the translators were meticulous in trying to do a tight word for word translation based on the text, free from interpretation."
Pagans And Christians In The Late Roman Empire
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Author : Marianne Saghy
language : en
Publisher: Central European University Press
Release Date : 2018-02-05
Pagans And Christians In The Late Roman Empire written by Marianne Saghy and has been published by Central European University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-05 with History categories.
Do the terms ?pagan? and ?Christian,? ?transition from paganism to Christianity? still hold as explanatory devices to apply to the political, religious and cultural transformation experienced Empire-wise? Revisiting ?pagans? and ?Christians? in Late Antiquity has been a fertile site of scholarship in recent years: the paradigm shift in the interpretation of the relations between ?pagans? and ?Christians? replaced the old ?conflict model? with a subtler, complex approach and triggered the upsurge of new explanatory models such as multiculturalism, cohabitation, cooperation, identity, or group cohesion. This collection of essays, inscribes itself into the revisionist discussion of pagan-Christian relations over a broad territory and time-span, the Roman Empire from the fourth to the eighth century. A set of papers argues that if ?paganism? had never been fully extirpated or denied by the multiethnic educated elite that managed the Roman Empire, ?Christianity? came to be presented by the same elite as providing a way for a wider group of people to combine true philosophy and right religion. The speed with which this happened is just as remarkable as the long persistence of paganism after the sea-change of the fourth century that made Christianity the official religion of the State. For a long time afterwards, ?pagans? and ?Christians? lived ?in between? polytheistic and monotheist traditions and disputed Classical and non-Classical legacies. ÿ