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050	0	0	_aDF562 _b.T44 2013
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245	0	0	_aTheodosius II : _bRethinking the Roman Empire in Late Antiquity / _cEdited by Christopher Kelly.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2013.
300			_a1 online resource (342 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490	0		_aCambridge Classical Studies
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Oct 2015).
520			_aTheodosius II (AD 408–450) was the longest reigning Roman emperor. Ever since Edward Gibbon, he has been dismissed as mediocre and ineffectual. Yet Theodosius ruled an empire which retained its integrity while the West was broken up by barbarian invasions. This book explores Theodosius' challenges and successes. Ten essays by leading scholars of late antiquity provide important new insights into the court at Constantinople, the literary and cultural vitality of the reign, and the presentation of imperial piety and power. Much attention has been directed towards the changes promoted by Constantine at the beginning of the fourth century; much less to their crystallisation under Theodosius II. This volume explores the working out of new conceptions of the Roman Empire - its history, its rulers and its God. A substantial introduction offers a new framework for thinking afresh about the long transition from the classical world to Byzantium.
700	1		_aKelly, Christopher, _eeditor of compilation.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781107038585
830		0	_aCambridge Classical Studies.
856	4	0	_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139839075
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