Michael Maas

John Lydus and the Roman Past (eBook, ePUB)

Antiquarianism and Politics in the Age of Justinian

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

John Lydus and the Roman Past offers a new interpretation of the emergence of Byzantine society as viewed through the eyes of John Lydus, a sixth-century scholar and civil servant.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 220
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. August 2005
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134928378
• Artikelnr.: 38252467

Autorenporträt

Maas, Michael

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: John Lydus and the Silver Heirloom
1. Changes in the Age of Justinian
2. Portrait of a Bureaucrat
3. The Ideologica Transformation of Tradition
4. De Mensibus and the Antiquarian Tradition
5. Paganisim and Politics
6. De Magistratibus and the Theory of Imperial Restoration
7. Lydus and the Philosophers
8. De ostentis: Portents and the Enemies of Ptolemy
9. Conclusion: Collusion
Appendix I: Authorities cited by Lydus
Bibliography