Rome's holy mountain: the Capitoline Hill in late antiquity

"Rome's Holy Mountain is the first book to chart the history of the Capitoline Hill in Late Antiquity, from the third to the seventh centuries CE. It investigates both the lived-in and dreamed-of realities of the hill in an era of fundamental political, religious, and social change" -...

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Main Author: Moralee, Jason 1973- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York Oxford University Press 2020
Edition:First issued as an Oxford University Press paperback
Series:Oxford studies in late Antiquity
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Summary:"Rome's Holy Mountain is the first book to chart the history of the Capitoline Hill in Late Antiquity, from the third to the seventh centuries CE. It investigates both the lived-in and dreamed-of realities of the hill in an era of fundamental political, religious, and social change" --
Climbing the Capitoline Hill -- Living and working on the Capitoline Hill -- Christianity, the Capitoline Hill, and the end of Antiquity -- Experiencing and remembering the Capitoline Hill -- Learning from the Capitol's deliverance -- Learning from the Capitol's destruction -- The Capitol and the legends of the saints
Item Description:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 231-265
Physical Description:XXV, 278 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten
ISBN:9780197540718