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Sacred Founders: Women, Men, and Gods in the Discourse of Imperial Founding, Rome through Early Byzantium
Diliana N. Angelova
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Description for Sacred Founders: Women, Men, and Gods in the Discourse of Imperial Founding, Rome through Early Byzantium
Hardback. Presents an interpretive framework that unearths deep continuities between the ancient and medieval worlds, recovers a forgotten transformation in female imperial power, this book offers a striking reinterpretation of early Christian art. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 3D; HBG; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 265 x 185 x 38. Weight in Grams: 976.
Diliana Angelova argues that from the time of Augustus through early Byzantium, a discourse of "sacred founders" - articulated in artwork, literature, imperial honors, and the built environment - helped legitimize the authority of the emperor and his family. The discourse coalesced around the central idea, bound to a myth of origins, that imperial men and women were sacred founders of the land, mirror images of the empire's divine founders. When Constantine and his formidable mother Helena established a new capital for the Roman Empire, they initiated the Christian transformation of this discourse by brilliantly reformulating the founding myth. Over ... Read more
Diliana Angelova argues that from the time of Augustus through early Byzantium, a discourse of "sacred founders" - articulated in artwork, literature, imperial honors, and the built environment - helped legitimize the authority of the emperor and his family. The discourse coalesced around the central idea, bound to a myth of origins, that imperial men and women were sacred founders of the land, mirror images of the empire's divine founders. When Constantine and his formidable mother Helena established a new capital for the Roman Empire, they initiated the Christian transformation of this discourse by brilliantly reformulating the founding myth. Over ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
464
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520284012
SKU
V9780520284012
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About Diliana N. Angelova
Diliana N. Angelova is Assistant Professor of the History of Art at the University of California, Berkeley.
Reviews for Sacred Founders: Women, Men, and Gods in the Discourse of Imperial Founding, Rome through Early Byzantium
"Offers a much more complex picture of how power was conceived and legitimized in antiquity... valuable."
Journal of Roman Studies
Journal of Roman Studies