Greek Biography and Panegyric in Late Antiquity

• Hardcover | Engels | Transformation of the Classical Heritage | nr. 31
• The two centuries between a.d. 250 and a.d. 450 witnessed the creation of a distinctive Christian Greek culture in the eastern part of the Roman empir... Lees meer

The Final Pagan Generation

Edward J Watts

• Hardcover | Engels | Transformation of the Classical Heritage | nr. 53
• The Final Pagan Generation recounts the fascinating story of the lives and fortunes of the last Romans born before the Emperor Constantine converted t... Lees meer

Symeon the Holy Fool

Derek Krueger

• Paperback | Engels | Transformation of the Classical Heritage | nr. 25
• This first English translation of Leontius of Neapolis's Life of Symeon the Fool brings alive one of the most colorful of early Christian saints. In t... Lees meer

Theodoret's People

Adam M Schor

• Hardcover | Engels | Transformation of the Classical Heritage | nr. 48
• Theodoret's People sheds new light on religious clashes of the mid-fifth century regarding the nature (or natures) of Christ. Adam M. Schor focuses on... Lees meer

What Makes a Church Sacred?

Mary K Farag

• Paperback | Engels | Transformation of the Classical Heritage
• A free open access ebook is available upon publication. Learn more at www.luminosoa.org. What is the purpose of a church? Who owns a church? Mary K. F... Lees meer

Missionary Stories and the Formation of the Syriac Churches

Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent

• Hardcover | Engels | Transformation of the Classical Heritage | nr. 55
• Missionary Stories and the Formation of the Syriac Churches analyzes the hagiographic traditions of seven missionary saints in the Syriac heritage dur... Lees meer

Ambrose of Milan

Neil B McLynn

• Hardcover | Engels | Transformation of the Classical Heritage | nr. 22
• In this new and illuminating interpretation of Ambrose, bishop of Milan from 374 to 397, Neil McLynn thoroughly sifts the evidence surrounding this ve... Lees meer

Apex Omnium

R L Rike

• Hardcover | Engels | Transformation of the Classical Heritage
• One of the masterpieces of Greco-Roman literature is the history written by Ammianus Marcellinus near the end of the fourth century A.D. His work bear... Lees meer

Barbarians and Politics at the Court of Arcadius

Alan Cameron, Jacqueline Long

• Paperback | Engels | Transformation of the Classical Heritage | nr. 19
• The chaotic events of A.D. 395-400 marked a momentous turning point for the Roman Empire and its relationship to the barbarian peoples under and beyon... Lees meer

The Two Eyes of the Earth

Matthew P Canepa

• Paperback | Engels | Transformation of the Classical Heritage | nr. 45
• This pioneering study examines a pivotal period in the history of Europe and the Near East. Spanning the ancient and medieval worlds, it investigates ... Lees meer

In Praise of Later Roman Emperors

C E V Nixon, Barbara Saylor Rodgers

• Paperback | Engels | Transformation of the Classical Heritage | nr. 21
• Here, for the first time, is an annotated English translation of the eleven later panegyrics (291-389 C.E.) of the XII Panegyrici Latini , with the or... Lees meer

On Roman Time

Michele Renee Salzman

• Hardcover | Engels | Transformation of the Classical Heritage | nr. 17
• Because they list all the public holidays and pagan festivals of the age, calendars provide unique insights into the culture and everyday life of anci... Lees meer

The Private Orations of Themistius

Robert J Penella

• Hardcover | Engels | Transformation of the Classical Heritage | nr. 29
• Themistius was a philosopher, a prominent Constantinopolitan senator, and an adviser to Roman emperors during the fourth century A.D. In this first tr... Lees meer

Peasant and Empire in Christian North Africa

Leslie Dossey

• Hardcover | Engels | Transformation of the Classical Heritage | nr. 47
• This remarkable history foregrounds the most marginal sector of the Roman population, the provincial peasantry, to paint a fascinating new picture of ... Lees meer

Qusayr 'amra

Garth Fowden

• Paperback | Engels | Transformation of the Classical Heritage | nr. 36
• From the stony desolation of Jordan's desert, it is but a step through a doorway into the bath house of the Qusayr 'Amra hunting lodge. Inside, multic... Lees meer

Ambrose of Milan

Neil B McLynn

• Paperback | Engels | Transformation of the Classical Heritage | nr. 22
• In this new and illuminating interpretation of Ambrose, bishop of Milan from 374 to 397, Neil McLynn thoroughly sifts the evidence surrounding this ve... Lees meer

Subtle Bodies

Glenn Peers

• Hardcover | Engels | Transformation of the Classical Heritage | nr. 32
• Throughout the course of Byzantine history, Christian doctrine taught that angels have a powerful place in cosmology. It also taught that angels were ... Lees meer

Public Disputation, Power, and Social Order in Late Antiquity

Richard Lim

• Paperback | Engels | Transformation of the Classical Heritage | nr. 23
• Richard Lim explores the importance of verbal disputation in Late Antiquity, offering a rich socio-historical and cultural examination of the philosop... Lees meer

Emperors and Rhetoricians

Moysés Marcos

• Hardcover | Engels | Transformation of the Classical Heritage
• Panegyric, the art of publicly praising prominent political figures, occupied an important place in the Roman Empire throughout late antiquity. Orator... Lees meer

The Shadows of Poetry

Sabine MacCormack

• Hardcover | Engels | Transformation of the Classical Heritage | nr. 26
• Imperial ceremony was a vital form of self-expression for late antique society. Sabine MacCormack examines the ceremonies of imperial arrivals, funera... Lees meer

In the Image of Origen

David Satran

• Hardcover | Engels | Transformation of the Classical Heritage | nr. 58
• The most prominent Christian theologian and exegete of the third century, Origen was also an influential teacher. In the famed Thanksgiving Address , ... Lees meer

The Final Pagan Generation

Edward J Watts

• Paperback | Engels | Transformation of the Classical Heritage
• A compelling history of radical transformation in the fourth-century--when Christianity decimated the practices of traditional pagan religion in the R... Lees meer

The Making of a Heretic

Virginia Burrus

• Paperback | Engels | Transformation of the Classical Heritage | nr. 24
• Silenced for 1,600 years, the "heretics" speak for themselves in this account of the Priscillianist controversy that began in fourth-century Spain. In... Lees meer

Sons of Hellenism, Fathers of the Church

Susanna Elm

• Paperback | Engels | Transformation of the Classical Heritage | nr. 49
• This groundbreaking study brings into dialogue for the first time the writings of Julian, the last non-Christian Roman Emperor, and his most outspoken... Lees meer