Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 301 pages) : illustrations, map |
Series |
Mnemosyne. Supplements, 0169-8958 ; volume 308. History and archaeology of classical antiquity |
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Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum ; 308.
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Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum. History and archaeology of classical antiquity.
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Contents |
Introduction -- Chapter 1. The rain miracle -- Chapter 2. Research history of the rain miracle -- Chapter 3. Sources for the rain miracle -- Chapter 4. The rain miracle in medieval Latin and Byzantine sources -- Chapter 5. Coins and the rain miracle -- Chapter 6. The forged letter attributed to Marcus Aurelius -- Chapter 7. Julian Theurgistes and the rain miracle -- Chapter 8. The lightning and rain miracles -- Chapter 9. The Column of Marcus Aurelius -- Chapter 10. The scenes on the Column of Marcus Aurelius -- Chapter 11. Marcomannic-Quadian assault on Italy -- Chapter 12. Pannonia and the Marcomannic wars -- Chapter 13. The dating of the scenes on the Column of Marcus Aurelius |
Summary |
The rain and lightning miracles are the best-known events of Marcus Aurelius' northern wars. Several pagan and Christian versions existed in Antiquity. The author studies and publishes the sources and the development of the legend from Antiquity to the 14th century |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-288) and indexes |
Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
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Subject |
Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome, 121-180.
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SUBJECT |
Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome, 121-180 fast |
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Mark Aurel Römisches Reich, Kaiser. swd |
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Marcomannic War, 167-180 -- Religious aspects
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Miracles.
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miracles.
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HISTORY -- Ancient.
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Miracles
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Religion
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War -- Religious aspects
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Regen
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Markomannenkriege
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Wunder
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Rome -- Religion.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh96009771
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Rome -- History -- Marcus Aurelius, 161-180.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85115144
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Rome (Empire)
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Genre/Form |
History
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9789047443261 |
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9047443268 |
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1282398350 |
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9781282398351 |
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9786612398353 |
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6612398353 |
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