New History

New History
Author: Zosimus
Publisher: DigiCat
Total Pages: 205
Release: 2022-05-29
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

New History is a historical narrative by Zosimus. The author was a Greek historian known for condemning Constantine's rejection of the traditional polytheistic religion.

The Age of Attila

The Age of Attila
Author: Colin Douglas Gordon
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013
Genre: Byzantine Empire
ISBN: 9780472035786

A classic brought back in print with an introduction and notes by David S. Potter

Ancient Historians

Ancient Historians
Author: Susan Sorek
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 186
Release: 2012-04-26
Genre: History
ISBN: 1441157913

The ancient historians were not always objective or accurate, and their intentions for writing were very different from those of modern historians. This introductory guide helps to unravel some of the difficulties involved in dealing with ancient source material, placing the work of ancient historians in its political, social and historical context for the contemporary reader. The chapters survey all of the major historians whose works are encountered most often by students during their period of study, including Herodotus, Thucydides, Sallust and Livy, as well as more minor Greek and Roman historians. Further chapters assess works of biography and literature as historical source material. Alexander the Great, the subject of multiple works of history, biography and fiction, provides an enlightening case study in ancient historiography. Timelines of major historical events will place the writers within their historical context, and each chapter includes a full bibliography for ease of reference.

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 3

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 3
Author: Henry Hart Milman
Publisher: Arkose Press
Total Pages: 660
Release: 2015-10-21
Genre:
ISBN: 9781345036268

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Remembering Constantine at the Milvian Bridge

Remembering Constantine at the Milvian Bridge
Author: Raymond Van Dam
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 311
Release: 2011-04-29
Genre: History
ISBN: 1139499726

Constantine's victory in 312 at the battle of the Milvian Bridge established his rule as the first Christian emperor. This book examines the creation and dissemination of the legends about that battle and its significance. Christian histories, panegyrics and an honorific arch at Rome soon commemorated his victory, and the emperor himself contributed to the myth by describing his vision of a cross in the sky before the battle. Through meticulous research into the late Roman narratives and the medieval and Byzantine legends, this book moves beyond a strictly religious perspective by emphasizing the conflicts about the periphery of the Roman empire, the nature of emperorship and the role of Rome as a capital city. Throughout late antiquity and the medieval period, memories of Constantine's victory served as a powerful paradigm for understanding rulership in a Christian society.

A Companion to Procopius of Caesarea

A Companion to Procopius of Caesarea
Author:
Publisher: Brill's Companions to the Byza
Total Pages: 484
Release: 2021-12-09
Genre: History
ISBN: 9789004498761

This book offers an extensive introduction to 6th-century Byzantine historian Procopius of Caesarea, widely regarded as one of the last great historians of Antiquity.

Zenobia of Palmyra

Zenobia of Palmyra
Author: Rex Winsbury
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010
Genre: Queens
ISBN: 9781472541055

Preface -- Map -- 1. Inventing Zenobias: pen, brush and chisel -- 2. Zenobia - 'a brigand or, more accurately, a woman' -- 3. Bride of the desert: deliberately inventing Palmyra -- 4. Persia resurgent: the crisis of the third century -- 5. Just another usurper? The political legacy of the first Mr Zenobia -- 6. Arms and the woman: Zenobia goes to war -- 7. The French connection: guardians of the Rhine -- 8. Warrior and showman: the 'puzzling' emperor Aurelian -- 9. Showdown: Aurelian versus Zenobia's cooking-pot men -- 10. The end of the affair: golden chains and silver statue -- 11. Re-assessing Zenobia: 'a celebrated female sovereign' -- Appendix A. Odenathus' (alleged) titles: what did they mean? -- Appendix B. The Zenobia-Aurelian coalition theory and P.Wisc. 1.2 -- Notes -- Bibliography and abbreviations -- Index.

Christianizing Asia Minor

Christianizing Asia Minor
Author: Paul McKechnie
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 343
Release: 2019-08
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1108481469

Explores the growth of Christianity in inland Roman Asia, as cities and rural communities moved away from polytheistic Greco-Roman religion.