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10%OFFRichard Flower - Imperial Invectives against Constantius II (Translated Texts for Historians LUP) - 9781781383285 - V9781781383285
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Imperial Invectives against Constantius II (Translated Texts for Historians LUP)

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Description for Imperial Invectives against Constantius II (Translated Texts for Historians LUP) Paperback. This volume illuminates the vital importance of invective in the imperial and religious politics of late antiquity by presenting English translations of three key texts, accompanied by a substantial introduction and notes. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 248 x 20. Weight in Grams: 312.
The Roman emperor Constantius II (337–361) has frequently been maligned as a heretic, standing in sharp contrast to his father Constantine I, who set in motion the Christianisation of the Roman world and the establishment of Nicene orthodoxy. This reputation is the result of the overwhelmingly negative presentation of Constantius in the surviving literature written by orthodox Christians, who regarded him as an ‘Arian’ persecutor. This volume presents new translations of texts that were central to the shaping of this hostile legacy: Athanasius of Alexandria's History of the Arians, Hilary of Poitiers' Against Constantius and Lucifer of Cagliari's The Necessity ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Series
Translated Texts for Historians
Condition
New
Weight
312g
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781383285
SKU
V9781781383285
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About Richard Flower
Richard Flower is Senior Lecturer in Classics and Ancient History, University of Exeter

Reviews for Imperial Invectives against Constantius II (Translated Texts for Historians LUP)
Reviews 'Richard Flower makes a worthy addition to a fine series ... This is a good book; the translation accurate, the introduction concise without over-simplication, the notes adequate.' Lionel Wickham, Journal of Ecclesiastical History 'This is a model example of the genre: the material Flower is discussing is difficult and the historiography disputatious, but he is clear, judicious, insightful and ... Read more

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