Greek narratives of the Roman Empire under the Severans Cassius Dio, Philostratus and Herodian
"The political instability of the Severan Period (AD 193-235) destroyed the High Imperial consensus about the Roman past and caused both rulers and subjects constantly to re-imagine and re-narrate both recent events and the larger shape of Greco-Roman history and cultural identity. This book ex...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press
2014.
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Greek culture in the Roman world. |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b42525688*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction
- From Antonine to Severan
- Cassius Dio: The Last Annalist
- Philostratus' Apollonius: Hellenic Perfection on an Imperial Stage
- Philostratus' Sophists: Hellas' Antonine Golden Age
- Herodian: A Dysfunctional Rome
- Conclusion: From "Severan" to "Third-Century" Appendix: The Date of Composition of Dio's History
- The Dates and Addressees of Philostratus' Apollonius and Sophists
- The Date, Scope and Author of Herodian's History.
- Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction; 2. From Antonine to Severan; 3. Cassius Dio: the last Annalist; 4. Philostratus' Apollonius: Hellenic perfection on an imperial stage; 5. Philostratus' Sophists: Hellas' Antonine golden age; 6. Herodian: a dysfunctional Rome; Appendix 1. The date of composition of Dio's history; Appendix 2. The dates and addressees of Philostratus' Apollonius and Sophists; Appendix 3. The date, scope and author of Herodian's history.
