Title From the Tetrarchs to the Theodosians : later Roman history and culture, 284-450 CE / edited by Scott McGill, Cristiana Sogno, Edward Watts

Published Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 321 pages) Series Yale classical studies ; 34 Yale classical studies ; v. 34. Contents Introduction / Scott McGill, Cristiana Sogno, and Edward Watts -- The unity of the Roman Empire / David Potter -- Roman patronage / Peter Garnsey -- Roman matchmaking / Cristiana Sogno -- Constantine the lawgiver / Jill Harries -- Constantine answers the veterans / Serena Connolly -- Three generations of Christian philosophical biography / Edward Watts -- Three generations of Paulinus of Pella: learning in the late empire / Josiah Osgood -- Another man's miracles: recasting Aelius Donatus in Phocas's Life of Virgil / Scott McGill -- Gregory of Nazanzius's Life of Julian revisited (Or. 4 and 5); the art of governance by invective / Susanna Elm -- Liar in winter: Themistius and Theodosius / Peter Heather -- Moments of truth: Gregory of Nazanzius and Theodosius I / Neil McLynn -- Reinventing Constantinople: Theodosius I's imprint on the imperial city / Brian Croke -- Reinventing history: Jerome's Chronicle and the writing of the post-Roman West / Mark Vessey Summary "An integrated collection of essays examining the politics, social networks, law, historiography, and literature of the later Roman world. The volume treats three central themes: the first section looks at political and social developments across the period and argues that, in spite of the stress placed upon traditional social structures, many elements of Roman life remained only slightly changed. The second section focuses upon biographical texts and shows how late-antique authors adapted traditional modes of discourse to new conditions. The final section explores the first years of the reign of Theodosius I and shows how he built upon historical foundations while unfurling new methods for utilising, presenting, and commemorating imperial power. These papers analyse specific events and local developments to highlight examples of both change and continuity in the Roman world from 284-450"--Publisher description Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes English Print version record Subject Social change -- Rome -- History HISTORY -- Ancient. Civilization Historiography Politics and government Social change Social conditions SUBJECT Rome -- History -- Empire, 284-476. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85115160 Rome -- History -- Empire, 284-476 -- Historiography Rome -- Politics and government -- 284-476. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85115185 Rome -- Civilization. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85115094 Rome -- Social conditions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh95006770 Subject Rome (Empire) Genre/Form History Form Electronic book Author McGill, Scott, 1968- Sogno, Cristiana, 1969- Watts, Edward Jay, 1975- ISBN 9780511713125 0511713126 9780521898218 0521898218 9780511712296 0511712294 1107212324 9781107212329 0511850131 9780511850134 1283331403 9781283331401 0511713959 9780511713958 9786613331403 6613331406 0511715218 9780511715211 0511716451 9780511716454 0511723261 9780511723261

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