Constantine and the Captive Christians of Persia

Kyle Smith

• Paperback | Engels | Transformation of the Classical Heritage | nr. 57
• It is widely believed that the Emperor Constantine's conversion to Christianity politicized religious allegiances, dividing the Christian Roman Empire... Lees meer

Holy Women of the Syrian Orient

• Paperback | Engels | Transformation of the Classical Heritage | nr. 13
• The fifteen hagiographies about holy women of the Syrian Orient collected here include stories of martyrs' passions and saints' lives, pious romances ... Lees meer

There Is No Crime for Those Who Have Christ

Michael Gaddis

• Hardcover | Engels | Transformation of the Classical Heritage | nr. 39
• "There is no crime for those who have Christ," claimed a fifth-century zealot, neatly expressing the belief of religious extremists that righteous zea... 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

Gregory the Great

Carole Straw

• Paperback | Engels | Transformation of the Classical Heritage | nr. 14
• Gregory I (590-604) is often considered the first medieval pope and the first exponent of a truly medieval spirituality. Carole Straw places Gregory i... Lees meer

There Is No Crime for Those Who Have Christ

Michael Gaddis

• Paperback | Engels | Transformation of the Classical Heritage | nr. 39
• "There is no crime for those who have Christ," claimed a fifth-century zealot, neatly expressing the belief of religious extremists that righteous zea... Lees meer

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

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

Change in Byzantine Culture in the Eleventh and Twelfth Centuries

A P Kazhdan, Ann Wharton Epstein

• Paperback | Engels | Transformation of the Classical Heritage | nr. 7
• Byzantium, that dark sphere on the periphery of medieval Europe, is commonly regarded as the immutable residue of Rome's decline. In this highly origi... 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

Apex Omnium

R L Rike

• Paperback | 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

Riot in Alexandria

Edward J Watts

• Paperback | Engels | Transformation of the Classical Heritage | nr. 46
• This innovative study uses one well-documented moment of violence as a starting point for a wide-ranging examination of the ideas and interactions of ... 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

Leadership & Community in Late Ancient Gaul

Raymond Van Dam

• Paperback | Engels | Transformation of the Classical Heritage | nr. 8
• The rise of Christianity to the dominant position it held in the Middle Ages remains a paradoxical achievement. Early Christian communities in Gaul ha... Lees meer

Being Christian in Vandal Africa

Robin Whelan

• Hardcover | Engels | Transformation of the Classical Heritage | nr. 59
• Being Christian in Vandal Africa investigates conflicts over Christian orthodoxy in the Vandal kingdom, the successor to Roman rule in North Africa, c... 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

The Rich and the Pure

Daniel Caner

• Hardcover | Engels | Transformation of the Classical Heritage
• A portrait of history's first complex Christian society as seen through the lens of Christian philanthropy and gift giving As the Roman Empire broke d... 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

Pachomius

Philip Rousseau

• Paperback | Engels | Transformation of the Classical Heritage | nr. 6
• Pachomius, who died in 346, has long been regarded as the "founder of monasticism." Available again, Philip Rousseau's careful reading of the availabl... Lees meer

The Matter of the Gods

Clifford Ando

• Paperback | Engels | Transformation of the Classical Heritage | nr. 44
• What did the Romans know about their gods? Why did they perform the rituals of their religion, and what motivated them to change those rituals? To the... Lees meer

Encountering the Sacred

Brouria Bitton-Ashkelony

• Hardcover | Engels | Transformation of the Classical Heritage | nr. 38
• This innovative study sheds new light on one of the most spectacular changes to occur in late antiquity--the rise of pilgrimage all over the Christian... Lees meer

Holy Bishops in Late Antiquity

Claudia Rapp

• Paperback | Engels | Transformation of the Classical Heritage | nr. 37
• Between 300 and 600, Christianity experienced a momentous change from persecuted cult to state religion. One of the consequences of this shift was the... 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