Sacred Founders : Women, Men, and Gods in the Discourse of Imperial Founding, Rome through Early Byzantium /

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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Angelova, Diliana N. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2015]
Temas:
Empresses > Religious life.
Imperialism > Religious aspects.
Imperialism > Social aspects.
HISTORY / Ancient / General.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • 1. FOUNDING, POWER, AND AUTHORITY
  • 2. THE FOUNDER'S TOMB AND POSTHUMOUS HONORS
  • 3. WOMEN AND FOUNDING FROM LIVIA TO HELENA
  • 4. THE CHRISTIAN FOUNDERS CONSTANTINE AND HELENA
  • 5. CONSTANTINE'S AND HELENA'S LEGACY IN THE ORGANIZATION OF PUBLIC SPACE
  • 6. IMPERIAL WOMEN AND CIVIC FOUNDING
  • 7. KOINŌNIA
  • 8. CHRISTIAN PIETY AND THE MAKING OF A CHRISTIAN DISCOURSE OF IMPERIAL FOUNDING
  • 9. CHURCH BUILDING AND FOUNDING
  • 10. THE VIRGIN MARY, CHRIST, AND THE DISCOURSE OF IMPERIAL FOUNDING
  • CONCLUSION
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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