History

ISBN: 9780415642354
Published by : Routledge Ltd
Focusing on the period between the 1st century BC and the 6th century AD, Alston's detailed study draws on a wealth of papyrological and documentary evidence to look at the impact of Roman and then Christian influences on the architecture and ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781905125500
Published by : Classical Press of Wales
This volume offers the first comprehensive analysis in English of all the writings of Julian (r. AD 361-363), the last pagan emperor of Rome, noted for his frontal and self-conscious challenge to Christianity. The book also contains treatments ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780415645140
Published by : Routledge Ltd
For thirty years Charles Matson Odahl has traced Constantine's footsteps around Britain, continental Europe and the Middle East, in a quest to understand this most astute of emperors as well as his role in solving the troubles of the 3rd centur... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780691152905
Published by : Princeton University Press
Jesus taught his followers that it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter heaven. Yet by the fall of Rome, the church was becoming rich beyond measure. "Through the Eye of a Needl... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780906094532
Published by : Gibb Memorial Trust
In the past four decades since the field of late antique studies began to gather real momentum, scholars have debated the place of early Islam within the late antique world, particularly in relation to the issue of where and when 'Late Antiquit... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781899828685
Published by : Pindar Press
Trained as an archaeologist and art historian and being a practising painter, Professor Galavaris has been able to relate diverse disciplines in his work, as shown by the wide range of his numerous publications. He moves from the ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780974833422
Published by : Institute of Classical Archaeology
This is a unique trilingual (Russian, Ukrainian, English) publication, in which are brought together for the first time 500 of the most interesting finds from the excavations of the northernmostoutpost of the Byzantine Empire, Cherson, today h... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781848842151
Published by : Pen & Sword Books Ltd
"In August 1071, the Byzantine Emperor Romanus IV Diogenese led out a powerful army in an attempt to roll back Seljuk Turkish incursions into the Anatolian heartland of the Empire. Outmaneuvered by the Turkish sultan, Alp Ar... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9789609994507
Published by : American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Series: The New Griffon
Volume: 12
The New Griffon volume 12 seeks to highlight several discoveries in a variety of areas and time periods: Father Konstantinos Terzopoulos explores 16 manuscripts of Byzantine chant; Leonora Navari presents the published works of Cardinal Bessar... .... Learn More