Theoderic and the Roman Imperial Restoration

Theoderic and the Roman Imperial Restoration
Author: Jonathan J. Arnold
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 353
Release: 2014-02-24
Genre: History
ISBN: 1107729874

This book provides a new interpretation of the fall of the Roman Empire and the 'barbarian' kingdom known conventionally as Ostrogothic Italy. Relying primarily on Italian textual and material evidence, and in particular the works of Cassiodorus and Ennodius, Jonathan J. Arnold argues that contemporary Italo-Romans viewed the Ostrogothic kingdom as the Western Roman Empire and its 'barbarian' king, Theoderic (r.489/93–526), as its emperor. Investigating conceptions of Romanness, Arnold explains how the Roman past, both immediate and distant, allowed Theoderic and his Goths to find acceptance in Italy as Romans, with roles essential to the Empire's perceived recovery. Theoderic and the Roman Imperial Restoration demonstrates how Theoderic's careful attention to imperial traditions, good governance, and reconquest followed by the re-Romanization of lost imperial territories contributed to contemporary sentiments of imperial resurgence and a golden age. There was no need for Justinian to restore the Western Empire: Theoderic had already done so.

The Land of Benjamin

The Land of Benjamin
Author: Izchak Magen
Publisher:
Total Pages: 332
Release: 2004
Genre: Social Science
ISBN:

This title deals with one of the most important areas in the Land of Israel during the Second Temple period. It was to this area that most Jews returned from the Babylonian Exile, and it was here that the Hasmonean state, with its religious and military heritage, was formed and flourished. At the core of this book is the description of the discovery of two agricultural settlements and the finds unearthed there, which illuminate Jewish rural life during the Second Temple period. Most important is the unearthing of a synagogue, dating from before the destruction of the Temple, which is the first synagogue discovered from that period to date in the Land of Benjamin.

A Companion to the Roman Empire

A Companion to the Roman Empire
Author: David S. Potter
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 729
Release: 2009-12-02
Genre: History
ISBN: 1405199180

A Companion to the Roman Empire provides readers with a guide both to Roman imperial history and to the field of Roman studies, taking account of the most recent discoveries. This Companion brings together thirty original essays guiding readers through Roman imperial history and the field of Roman studies Shows that Roman imperial history is a compelling and vibrant subject Includes significant new contributions to various areas of Roman imperial history Covers the social, intellectual, economic and cultural history of the Roman Empire Contains an extensive bibliography

Constantine the Emperor

Constantine the Emperor
Author: David Stone Potter
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 385
Release: 2015
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0190231629

An authoritative and vibrant new account of the extraordinary life of Constantine.

Studies in the Byzantine Monetary Economy C.300-1450

Studies in the Byzantine Monetary Economy C.300-1450
Author: Michael F. Hendy
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 832
Release: 2008-10-30
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9780521088527

This is a major study of the Byzantine coinage set in the wider context of finance, administration and economy. The book consists of four main sections, on economy and society, on finance, and on the circulation and production of coinage, and has made an unrivalled contribution in the field of late classical, Byzantine and medieval economic history.

A Companion to Ancient Macedonia

A Companion to Ancient Macedonia
Author: Joseph Roisman
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 680
Release: 2011-07-07
Genre: History
ISBN: 144435163X

The most comprehensive and up-to-date work available on ancient Macedonian history and material culture, A Companion to Ancient Macedonia is an invaluable reference for students and scholars alike. Features new, specially commissioned essays by leading and up-and-coming scholars in the field Examines the political, military, social, economic, and cultural history of ancient Macedonia from the Archaic period to the end of Roman period and beyond Discusses the importance of art, archaeology and architecture All ancient sources are translated in English Each chapter includes bibliographical essays for further reading

The Symbolic Language of Authority in the Carolingian World (c.751-877)

The Symbolic Language of Authority in the Carolingian World (c.751-877)
Author: Ildar Garipzanov
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 416
Release: 2008-05-31
Genre: History
ISBN: 9047433408

This book is not a conventional political narrative of Carolingian history shaped by narrative sources, capitularies, and charter material. It is structured, instead, by numismatic, diplomatic, liturgical, and iconographic sources and deals with political signs, images, and fixed formulas in them as interconnected elements in a symbolic language that was used in the indirect negotiation and maintenance of Carolingian authority. Building on the comprehensive analysis of royal liturgy, intitulature, iconography, and graphic signs and responding to recent interpretations of early medieval politics, this book offers a fresh view of Carolingian political culture and of corresponding roles that royal/imperial courts, larger monasteries, and human agents played there.

War and Warfare in Late Antiquity (2 vols.)

War and Warfare in Late Antiquity (2 vols.)
Author:
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 1119
Release: 2013-08-19
Genre: History
ISBN: 9004252584

This two-volume publication explores the key factors determining the course and outcome of war in Late Antiquity. Volume 8.1 includes a detailed review of strategic and tactical issues and eight comprehensive bibliographic essays, which provide an overview of the literature. In Volume 8.2, thematic papers examine strategy and intelligence, fortifications and siege warfare, weaponry and equipment, literary sources and topography, and civil war, while papers focused on particular geographic regions home in on war and warfare in the West Roman Empire in the 4th and 5th centuries, and the Balkans and the Eastern frontier in the 4th to 7th centuries AD. Contributors are Susannah Belcher, Neil Christie, Ian Colvin, John Conyard, Jon Coulston, Jim Crow, Florin Curta, Hugh Elton, James Howard-Johnston, Jordi Galbany, Jordi Guàrdia, John Haldon, Michel Kazanski, Maria Kouroumali, Michael Kulikowski, Christopher Lillington-Martin, Marta Maragall, Oriol Mercadal, Jordi Nadal, Oriol Olesti, Alexander Sarantis, Conor Whately, Michael Whitby and John Wilkes.