Buch, Englisch, Band 17, 335 Seiten, Cloth Over Boards, Format (B × H): 163 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 844 g
Buch, Englisch, Band 17, 335 Seiten, Cloth Over Boards, Format (B × H): 163 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 844 g
Reihe: Transformation of the Classical Heritage
ISBN: 978-0-520-06566-6
Verlag: University of California Press
In this richly illustrated book, Michele Renee Salzman establishes that the traditions of Roman art and literature were still very much alive in the mid-fourth century. Going beyond this analysis of precedents and genre, Salzman also studies the Calendar of 354 as a reflection of the world that produced and used it. Her work reveals the continuing importance of pagan festivals and cults in the Christian era and highlights the rise of a respectable aristocratic Christianity that combined pagan and Christian practices. Salzman stresses the key role of the Christian emperors and imperial institutions in supporting pagan rituals. Such policies of accomodation and assimilation resulted in a gradual and relatively peaceful transformation of Rome from a pagan to a Christian capital.