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Emperors and Bishops in Late Roman Invective

by Richard Flower

  • Hardback
  • 312 pages
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • 15.3 x 22.9 x 2.1 cm

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For scholars of Roman history and early Christianity

Examines invectives against emperors for political insights

You will understand the clash of faith and power dynamics

This study reveals the power of invective in late Roman politics.

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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 prevailing imperial view of Christian orthodoxy. Furthermore, by analysing this unique collection of writings alongside late antique panegyrics and ceremonial, it also rehabilitates anti-imperial polemic as a serious political activity and explores the ways in which it functioned within the complex web of presentations and perceptions that underpinned late Roman power relationships.
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  • Author

    Richard Flower

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Cambridge University Press

  • Published

    May 2013

  • Weight

    613g

  • Page Count

    312

  • Dimensions

    15.3 x 22.9 x 2.1 cm

  • ISBN

    9781107031722

  • ISBN-10

    1107031729

  • Eden Code

    4065520

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