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1 online resource (217 p.) |
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Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Approaching Roman Christian diplomacy in context -- Challenges to understanding: "religion" -- Challenges to understanding: "secular" -- Challenges to understanding: church and state -- Challenges to understanding: Constantine as symbol of Christian imperialism -- The case for Constantine's mission to the Goths -- Constantine's plan to Christianize Persia -- Other historiographical challenges -- Plan of the book -- 2 Mission to Himyar and Aksum in context |
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Literary source one: Philostorgius narrates the story -- Excursus: the importance of the Indian Ocean trade route -- Literary source two: Rufinus on Christianization of Aksum -- Literary source three: Constantius's letters to Aksum and Alexandria -- Summary of literary sources -- The route: precedents -- Logistics and reconstructing the actual route -- Reconstruction of literary and logistical sources -- Perceptions of the Himyarites -- Perceptions of the Aksumites -- Perceptions of the Alexandrians -- Concluding perceptions of Constantius -- 3 Constantius's bishop management program |
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Constantine's record on episcopal banishment -- Constantius forced to innovate by circumstances: Bishop Paul in Constantinople -- A first politically successful exile: Paulinus of Trier -- A western purge: Dionysius of Milan, Eusebius of Vercelli, and Lucifer of Cagliari -- New approaches to eliminating political enemies: Liberius of Rome, Hilary of Poitiers, Hosius of Corduba -- The staged deposition of Athanasius -- Non-Nicene episcopal exiles: Eudoxius, Basil, and Eustathius -- 4 Constantius's bureaucracy abroad -- Constantius's addressee Strategius Musonianus |
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Constantius creates a network of agents in the 350s -- Speculation on the missions of these agents traveling to the Red Sea -- Chronological and textual problems in CTh 12.12.2 -- Aims and perceived dangers inherent in the act of promulgating the edict -- Christian mission in Constantius's Red Sea policy -- 5 John Chrysostom's mission to Gothia -- Why so cosmopolitan? Exotic ethnic lists as guides to action -- Eudoxia as patroness -- 6 Marouta of Maiferqat and the mission to Persia -- Chrysostom and Marouta -- Sasanian innovation in religious policy |
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Why was John Chrysostom the first bishop to plan a mission to Persia? -- Syriac-speaking Christianity and Antioch's exceptionalism -- Influence of Marouta and Sasanian policy on John? -- Some concluding ruminations on John's ecclesiastic diplomacy -- 7 John's attention to evolving collective religious identities -- 8 First steps toward a new Christian diplomacy -- Case studies -- Criterion one: potential for success -- Criterion two: personnel choices -- Criterion three: linguistic ability -- Criterion four: cultural literacy -- Criterion five: source of origination |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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Constantius II, Emperor of Rome, 317-361.
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John Chrysostom, Saint, -407.
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Constantius II, Emperor of Rome, 317-361. fast (OCoLC)fst00166139 |
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John Chrysostom, Saint, -407. fast (OCoLC)fst01827247 |
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Christianity and politics -- Rome -- History
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Diplomacy -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- History
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Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
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Christianity and politics.
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Church history -- Primitive and early church.
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Diplomacy -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
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Politics and government.
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Rome -- Politics and government -- 284-476. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85115185
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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 |
1315415003 |
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9781315415000 |
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