Title Barbarians and politics at the Court of Arcadius / Alan Cameron, Jacqueline Long, with a contribution by Lee Sherry

Published Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1993

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 441 pages) Series The Transformation of the classical heritage ; 19 Transformation of the classical heritage ; 19. Contents 1. Introduction -- 2. Synesius of Cyrene. I. Family. II. Conversion? III. Baptism. IV. Orthodoxy. V. Hypatia. VI. The Dion -- 3. Synesius in Constantinople. I. The Panhellenion. II. Paeonius. III. The Date of the Embassy -- 4. De regno. I. Summary. II. The Date of the Speech. III. The Antibarbarian Tirade. IV. Aurelian and the Barbarians. V. Publication. VI. Synesius's Audience -- 5. De providentia and the Ministers of Arcadius. I. Introduction. II. Summary. III. Collegiate Prefectures. IV. Aurelian's Consulate. V. Typhos. VI. The Restoration of Osiris. VII. The Fall of Typhos -- 6. De providentia and the Barbarians. I. The Massacre. II. Gainas and Tribigild. III. Aurelian's Return. IV. Fravitta -- 7. Literary Sources of De providentia. I. Introduction. II. Egyptian Sources. III. Dio Chrysostom. IV. Panegyric and Invective. V. Neoplatonic Themes. VI. Oracles and Apocalypse -- 8. Barbarians and Politics. I. Greeks and Romans. II. Political Exploitation of the Myth. III. Caesarius and the Exculpation of Gainas. IV. Anti-Germanism in Action. V. Conclusions -- 9. Translation of De providentia -- Appendix I: Aurelian and Pulcheria -- Appendix II: Chrysostom's Movements in 400-402 -- Appendix III: Synesius's Visit to Athens Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 413-432) and index 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 English Print version record digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Subject Synesius, of Cyrene, Bishop of Ptolemais. Synesius, of Cyrene, Bishop of Ptolemais. De providentia Arcadius, Emperor of the East, 377?-408 -- In literature SUBJECT Synesius, (of Cyrene, Bishop of Ptolemais.) cct Arcadius, (Emperor of the East,), 377.-408. cct Arcadius, Emperor of the East, 377?-408. fast (OCoLC)fst00284965 Synesius, of Cyrene, Bishop of Ptolemais. fast (OCoLC)fst00072851 De providentia (Synesius, of Cyrene, Bishop of Ptolemais) fast (OCoLC)fst01378061 Subject Authors, Greek -- Biography Goths -- Historiography Goths in literature. Allegory. HISTORY -- Europe -- General. Authors, Greek. Goths -- Historiography. Goths in literature. Allegory. Allegory. Authors, Greek. Goths -- Historiography. Goths in literature. Historiography. Literature. Politics and government. Hellenisme. Arianisme. Vroege kerk. SUBJECT Byzantine Empire -- History -- Arcadius, 395-408 -- Historiography Byzantine Empire -- Politics and government -- To 527. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85018520 Byzantine Empire -- In literature Byzantium Subject Byzantine Empire -- In literature. Byzantine Empire -- History -- Arcadius, 395-408 -- Historiography. Byzantine Empire -- Politics and government -- To 527. Byzantine Empire. Genre/Form collective biographies. Biographies. History. Biographies. Biographies. Form Electronic book Author Long, Jacqueline. Sherry, Lee. ISBN 0585139660 9780585139661

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