Emperors and bishops in late Roman invective

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 att...

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Subtitles:Emperors & Bishops in Late Roman Invective
Main Author: Flower, Richard (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2013.
In:Year: 2013
Reviews:Emperors and bishops in late Roman invective. By Richard Flower. Pp. xvi+294. New York–Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2013. £60. 978 1 107 03172 2 (2014) (Baker-Brian, Nicholas)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Athanasius Alexandrinus 295-373 / Hilarius, Pictaviensis 315-367 / Lucifer, Calaritanus -370 / Invective / Constantius II Roman Empire, Emperor 317-361
Further subjects:B Church history ; Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
B Constantius II Emperor of Rome, 317-361 Religion
B Rome History Constantius II, 337-361
B Arianism
B Invective (Rome) History
B Invective ; Rome ; History
B Constantius II Emperor of Rome, 317-361
B Church history, Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
B Invective Rome History
B Church History Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
B Thesis
B Church history Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
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Print version: 9781107031722

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