The Religious World of Quintus Aurelius Symmachus
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2021
Trivent Publishing (Verlag)
978-615-81689-6-0 (ISBN)
Trivent Publishing (Verlag)
978-615-81689-6-0 (ISBN)
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“The Religious World of Quintus Aurelius Symmachus” examines the religious life of one of the last pagan senators of Rome, dates c. 340-402, who lived in a tumultuous time during the Late Antique period of the Roman Empire, dying just a few years before the Western Empire began to break up. Symmachus could not have imagined the political reality developing so soon after his death, so he is important as a late example of the old Roman Western aristocracy, as well as one of the last pagans of Rome. He was regarded as the foremost orator of his time and was a prolific letter-writer who had correspondents in high places and throughout the Empire. He also filled the posts of Urban Prefect of Rome and Consul - and was the opponent of Bishop Ambrose of Milan during the so-called 384 CE “Altar of Victory Dispute,” which was one episode of many leading to the “ triumph” of Christianity over traditional Roman polytheism. Symmachus’ cache of 900 private letters and his official despatches while Urban Prefect have provided the raw material for this book.
Foreword.
CHAPTER 1. Quintus Aurelius Symmachus and His World.
CHAPTER 2. Literary Pursuits, Amicitia and Aristocratic Life.
CHAPTER 3. Symmachus’ Religious Landscape.
CHAPTER 4. Symmachus’ Religious Language.
CHAPTER 5. Symmachus’ Religious Ritual.
CHAPTER 6. Symmachus and the Religious Crisis of 384.
CHAPTER 7. Symmachus and the Twilight of the Gods.
Appendices.
Bibliography.
Index.
Erscheinungsdatum | 28.04.2021 |
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Zusatzinfo | 36 colour illustrations |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 148 x 210 mm |
Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Vor- und Frühgeschichte |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte | |
ISBN-10 | 615-81689-6-3 / 6158168963 |
ISBN-13 | 978-615-81689-6-0 / 9786158168960 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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