The rhetoric of power in late antiquity :: religion and politics in Byzantium, Europe and the early Islamic world /

Late Antiquity, the period of transition from the crisis of Roman Empire in the third century to the Middle Ages, has traditionally been considered only in terms of the 'decline' from classical standards. Recent classical scholarship strives to consider this period on its own terms. Taking...

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Weitere Verfasser: Frakes, Robert M., Digeser, Elizabeth DePalma, 1959-, Stephens, Justin
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London ; New York : Tauris Academic Studies, ©2010.
Schriftenreihe:Library of classical studies ; v. 2.
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Zusammenfassung:Late Antiquity, the period of transition from the crisis of Roman Empire in the third century to the Middle Ages, has traditionally been considered only in terms of the 'decline' from classical standards. Recent classical scholarship strives to consider this period on its own terms. Taking the reign of Constantine the Great as its starting point, this book examines the unique intersection of rhetoric, religion and politics in Late Antiquity. Expert scholars come together to examine ancient rhetorical texts to explore the ways in which late antique authors drew upon classical traditions, presen.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xii, 287 pages) : color illustrations
Format: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.
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780857719195
085771919X

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