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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      September 2013
      August 2013
      ISBN:
      9781139839075
      9781107038585
      9781108816410
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139839075
      Dimensions:
      (216 x 138 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.54kg, 342 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (216 x 140 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.43kg, 342 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Ancient History, Classical Studies, Area Studies, Classical Studies (General), History, European Studies, European History 450-1000
      Series:
      Cambridge Classical Studies
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    Subjects:
    Ancient History, Classical Studies, Area Studies, Classical Studies (General), History, European Studies, European History 450-1000
    Series:
    Cambridge Classical Studies
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    Theodosius II (AD 408–450) was the longest reigning Roman emperor. Ever since Edward Gibbon, he has been dismissed as mediocre and ineffectual. Yet Theodosius ruled an empire which retained its integrity while the West was broken up by barbarian invasions. This book explores Theodosius' challenges and successes. Ten essays by leading scholars of late antiquity provide important new insights into the court at Constantinople, the literary and cultural vitality of the reign, and the presentation of imperial piety and power. Much attention has been directed towards the changes promoted by Constantine at the beginning of the fourth century; much less to their crystallisation under Theodosius II. This volume explores the working out of new conceptions of the Roman Empire - its history, its rulers and its God. A substantial introduction offers a new framework for thinking afresh about the long transition from the classical world to Byzantium.

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    ‘The reader of this volume is offered valuable insights into one of the crucial periods in the history of the Christian Church.’

    Fergus Millar Source: Journal of Ecclesiastical History

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