Fall of the Roman Household

Klappentext This text argues that Christianising the household became a central survival strategy for the Roman Empire. Zusammenfassung This text argues that the Roman Christians of the last century of the Western empire found a way to re-invent the Roman family as a social institution to weather the political! military! and social upheaval of two centuries of invasion and civil war. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. 'The battle of this life'; 2. 'The obscurity of eloquence'; 3. Household and empire; 4. 'Such trustful partnership': the marriage bond in Latin conduct literature; 5. The invisible enemy; Appendix. Ad Gregoriam in palatio: an English translation.

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• Authors: Kate Cooper, Kate (University of Manchester) Cooper, Cooper Kate
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.03.2011
• EAN: 9780521187930
• ISBN: 978-0-521-18793-0
• No. of pages: 336
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; European History, HISTORY / Ancient / General, Religion & beliefs, Christian life & practice, History of Religion, Ancient World, Holy Roman Empire, Social and cultural history, Ancient History, Classical history / classical civilisation, Archaeology by period / region, General and world history, Classical Greek & Roman archaeology