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  • In Praise of Constantius

    Greek Panegyric in Late Antiquity

    par Alan J. Ross ...
    Collections series Oxford Studies in Late Antiquity
    In Praise of Constantius offers historical and literary analysis of eight Greek panegyrics composed by Libanius, Themistius, and Julian in the 340s and 350s CE, and addressed to Constantius II and his wife, the empress Eusebia. Its central concerns are the role that the composition, performance, and dissemination of imperial panegyric played in establishing the careers of the three most prominent ... En savoir plus

    $142.79 CAD

  • Ammianus' Julian

    Narrative and Genre in the Res Gestae

    par Alan J. Ross ...
    Collections series Oxford Classical Monographs
    Ammianus Marcellinus' Res Gestae holds a prominent position in modern studies of the emperor Julian as the fullest extant narrative of the reign of the last 'pagan' emperor. Ammianus' Julian: Narrative and Genre in the Res Gestae offers a major reinterpretation of the work, which is one of the main narrative sources for the political history of the later Roman Empire, and argues for a re ... En savoir plus

    $111.99 CAD

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  • A.D. 381

    Heretics, Pagans, and the Dawn of the Monotheistic State

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    "A chronicle of one significant year in Christian history." — Kirkus ReviewsIn A.D. 381, Theodosius, emperor of the eastern Roman empire, issued a decree in which all his subjects were required to subscribe to a belief in the Trinity of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. This edict defined Christian orthodoxy and brought to an end a lively and wide-ranging debate about the nature of God; all other ... En savoir plus

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  • Civilization of the Middle Ages

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    par Norman F. Cantor ...
    "No better explanation of medievalism is available to the general reader." --BooklistA revised and expanded edition of Norman Cantor's splendidly detailed and lively history of the Middle Ages, an essential work of cultural and intellectual history that contains more than 30 percent new material from the original edition.This comprehensive edition illuminates the forces that shaped a thousand ... En savoir plus

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  • Augustine the African

    par Catherine Conybeare ...
    **A NEW YORKER BOOK OF THE YEARAn extraordinary work of revisionist history that centers Africa in the life of one of our greatest philosophers: "Excellent, short, and highly readable.... Traces a grittier story of a life lived almost entirely in a small area of what is now eastern Algeria, where Augustine’s local origins and experience profoundly shaped both his life and his thought. Conybeare’s ... En savoir plus

    $31.99 CAD

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  • Constantius II

    Usurpers, Eunuchs and the Antichrist

    par Peter Crawford ...
    A compelling biography of Constantine I's heir: "Excellent analyses of a number of battles and sieges . . . a good read for anyone interested in the late Empire." — The NYMAS ReviewThe reign of Constantius II has been overshadowed by that of his titanic father, Constantine the Great, and his cousin and successor, the pagan Julian. But as Peter Crawford shows, Constantius deserves to be remembered ... En savoir plus

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  • Constantine the Emperor

    par David Potter ...
    No Roman emperor had a greater impact on the modern world than did Constantine. The reason is not simply that he converted to Christianity, but that he did so in a way that brought his subjects along after him. Indeed, this major new biography argues that Constantine's conversion is but one feature of a unique administrative style that enabled him to take control of an empire beset by internal ... En savoir plus

    $23.99 CAD

  • Religion and the Rise of Western Culture

    The Classic Study of Medieval Civilization

    par Christopher Dawson ...
    In this new edition of his classic work, Religion and the Rise of Western Culture, Christopher Dawson addresses two of the most pressing subjects of our day: the origin of Europe and the religious roots of Western culture. With the magisterial sweep of Toynbee, to whom he is often compared, Dawson tells here the tale of medieval Christendom. From the brave travels of sixth-century Irish monks to ... En savoir plus

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  • The Later Roman Empire (Text Only)

    par Averil Cameron ...
    A comprehensive study – recently updated for the eBook edition – which introduces the reader to the vigour and variety of the fourth century AD.After being beset by invasion, civil war and internal difficulties for a century, the Roman Empire that Diocletian inherited in AD 284 desperately needed the organizational drive he brought to the task of putting its administration and defences on a newly ... En savoir plus

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  • Hypatia

    The Life and Legend of an Ancient Philosopher

    par Edward J. Watts ...
    Collections series Women in Antiquity
    A philosopher, mathematician, and martyr, Hypatia is one of antiquity's best known female intellectuals. During the sixteen centuries following her murder, by a mob of Christians, Hypatia has been remembered in books, poems, plays, paintings, and films as a victim of religious intolerance whose death symbolized the end of the Classical world. But Hypatia was a person before she was a symbol. Her ... En savoir plus

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  • Patricians and Emperors

    The Last Rulers of the Western Roman Empire

    par Ian Hughes ...
    This engaging historical narrative of the fall of the Western Roman Empire focuses on the individuals in power during its final forty years.The fall of the Western Roman Empire was a chaotic but crucial period of European history. To bring order to our understanding of this time, Patricians and Emperors offers a concise chronology with comparative biographies of the individuals who wielded ... En savoir plus

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  • The Penguin History of the Church

    Western Society and the Church in the Middle Ages

    par R. Southern ...
    The history of the Western church in the Middle Ages is the history of the most elaborate and thoroughly integrated system of religious thought and practice the world has ever known. It is also the history of European society during eight hundred years of sometimes rapid change. This authoritative history shows how the concept of an organized human society, both religious and secular, as an ... En savoir plus

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