Sacred founders : women, men, and gods in the Roman and early Byzantine discourse of imperial founding

1. Verfasser: Angelova, Diliana, 1968-
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: Oakland, California : University of California Press, 2014.
Umfang/Format: 1 online rersource (465 pages).
Schlagworte:
iDAI.gazetteer: Imperium Romanum
Inhalte/Bestandteile: 2 Datensätze
Online Zugang: Available online for registrated users of FID
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Inhaltsangabe:
  • Founding, power, and authority: Mediterranean history and Augustan innovations
  • Founding and afterlife
  • Women and founding from Livia to Helena
  • The Christian founders Constantine and Helena
  • Constantine's and Helena's legacy in the founding of public space
  • Imperial women and civic founding
  • Koinonia : the Christian founders' legacy in the symbolism of authority
  • Christian piety and the making of a Christian discourse of imperial founding
  • Church-building and founding
  • The Virgin Mary and the discourse of imperial founders.