Theodosius II - Rethinking the Roman Empire in Late Antiquity

Informationen zum Autor Christopher Kelly is Reader in Ancient History and Fellow and Director of Studies in Classics at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. His publications include Ruling the Later Roman Empire (2004), The Roman Empire: A Very Short Introduction (2006), The End of Empire: Attila the Hun and the Fall of Rome (2009). Klappentext A fresh look at the vitality and integrity of the eastern Roman Empire under its longest reigning emperor. Zusammenfassung Theodosius II was the longest reigning Roman emperor. Although often dismissed as mediocre and ineffectual! he ruled an empire which retained its vitality and integrity while the West was broken up by barbarian invasions. This book explores Theodosius' success in a century that stands between the classical world and Byzantium. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I. Introduction: 1. Rethinking Theodosius Christopher Kelly; Part II. Arcana Imperii: 2. Men without women: Theodosius' consistory and the business of government Jill Harries; 3. Theodosius and his generals Doug Lee; 4. Theodosius II and the politics of the first Council of Ephesus Thomas Graumann; 5. Olympiodorus of Thebes and eastern triumphalism Peter Van Nuffelen; Part III. Past and Present: 6. Mapping the world under Theodosius II Giusto Traina; 7. 'The insanity of heretics must be restrained': heresiology and the Theodosian Code Richard Flower; 8. Writing in Greek: classicism and compilation, interaction and transformation Mary Whitby; Part IV. Pius Princeps: 9. Stooping to conquer: the power of imperial humility Christopher Kelly; 10. The imperial subject: Theodosius II and panegyric in Socrates' Church History Luke Gardiner; 11. Theodosius II and his legacy in anti-Chalcedonian communal memory Edward Watts.

Product details

• Authors: Christopher Kelly
• Assisted by: Christopher Kelly (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.08.2013
• EAN: 9781107038585
• ISBN: 978-1-107-03858-5
• No. of pages: 342
• Series: Cambridge Classical Studies; Cambridge Classical Studies
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; European History, HISTORY / Ancient / General, Ancient World, History of art: Byzantine & Medieval art c 500 CE to c 1400, Ancient Rome, Empires & historical states, Ancient History, Classical history / classical civilisation, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Political leaders and leadership, BCE to c 500 CE, Byzantine Empire, BCE period – Protohistory