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Bezig met laden... Sidonius Apollinaris and the Fall of Rome, AD 407-485door Jill HARRIES
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. It is a great pity this scholarly publication didn't get a wider public. At $110.00 new, or 95.00 second hand it is not likely to. But what it does do is explain a great deal about the process of the collapse of the Roman Empire in the West. Sid began as a country gentleman preparing himself for office in the stable political structure the West Romans had enjoyed up to , say 440 and ended as a bishop in a city in a kingdom run by Gothic nobles, a vastly more heroic and homicidal place. His progress in learning how to suck up to thugs is illuminating, and more flashy books on the Fall of the Empire more or less pass over this very human dimension. I obviously hope the book finds a larger audience than it has so far enjoyed. ( ) geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
The fifth century AD was a period of military turmoil and political upheaval in Western Europe. The career of the Gallo-Roman senator and bishop, Sidonius Apollinaris (c.430-c.485), holder of government office under three Roman emperors and later Bishop of Clermont Ferrand, vividly illustrates the processes which undermined Roman rule. A champion of Latin letters and Roman aristocratic values, Sidonius was also for most of his career an advocate of co-operation with the Goths of Aquitaine. Both a career politician and an ardent Christian, Sidonius in his writings reveals the confusion of loyalties afflicting an aristocracy under threat and the compromises necessary for survival. This book, the first in English on its subject for sixty years, argues that Sidonius adapted literary conventions and exploited accepted techniques of allusion to explain his dilemmas, justify his own role, and convey his personal understanding of and response to the fall of Rome. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)937.09History and Geography Ancient World Italian Peninsula to 476 and adjacent territories to 476 Italian Peninsula to 476 and adjacent territories to 476 Division of empire 395-476 A.D.LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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