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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kemezis, Adam M., 1977- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
Colección:Greek culture in the Roman world.
Temas:
Cassius Dio Cocceianus.
Herodian.
Philostratus, > the Athenian, > active 2nd century-3rd century.
193-235
Greek prose literature.
Prose grecque.
HISTORY > Ancient > General.
HISTORY > Ancient > Rome.
Rome > History > Severans, 193-235.
Rome > Histoire > 193-235 (Sévères)
Rome (Empire)
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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.

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