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Richard Flower

Emperors and Bishops in Late Roman Invective

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This innovative study illuminates the role of polemical literature in the political life of the Roman empire by examining the earliest surviving invectives directed against a living emperor. Written by three bishops (Athanasius of Alexandria, Hilary of Poitiers, Lucifer of Cagliari), these texts attacked Constantius II (337-61) for his vicious and tyrannical behaviour, as well as his heretical religious beliefs. This book explores the strategies employed by these authors to present themselves as fearless champions of liberty and guardians of faith, as they sought to bolster their authority at a time when they were out of step with the prevail… Mehr

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  • ISBN: 978-1-107-33115-0
  • EAN: 9781107331150
  • Produktnummer: 14826209
  • Verlag: Cambridge University Press
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
  • Seitenangabe: 0 S.
  • Plattform: PDF
  • Masse: 3'848 KB

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