One of the fundamental sources of cultural unease in late antiquity was the fall of the western Roman Empire and the transmission of imperial power and prestige from Rome to Constantinople. Through a close reading of the antiquarianism of three authors – John Lydus (c. AD 490 – c. 565), Cassiodorus (c. AD 485 – c. 585) and John Malalas (c. AD 490 – c. 570) – this paper analyses how the distant past is used in sixth century sources as a platform to compare and discuss the moral legitimacy of Rome and Constantinople as capitals of the Roman Empire. The paper shall present two case studies ; the antiquarian scrutiny of the questionable character of Romulus, who founded Rome on the blood of his brother Remus, and the antiquarian analyses of the...
Throughout the political history of western Europe, there have been few periods of such dramatic cha...
This dissertation investigates Christian attitudes towards Greco-Roman religions in late antique Rom...
This dissertation investigates Christian attitudes towards Greco-Roman religions in late antique Rom...
The article discusses a passage of the sixth-century AD antiquarian writer John Lydus dealing with c...
The subject of this dissertation was the assessment of the cultural meaning of antiquarianism in the...
Deze dissertatie handelt over de culturele betekenis van het fenomeen antiquarianisme in de zesde ee...
Deze dissertatie handelt over de culturele betekenis van het fenomeen antiquarianisme in de zesde ee...
The paper examines themes and motifs related to the history of ancient Rome, in the works of early B...
The reign of Justinian can be seen as having an ambivalent attitude to the Roman past. On the one ha...
This paper uses the conceptual framework of “Anchoring Innovation”, which is being developed by OIKO...
Arnaldo Momigliano, the most influential modern student of antiquarianism, advanced the view that th...
John Curranâs impressive book on fourth century Rome is an important contribution to a fertile area ...
Delmaire Roland. Michael Maas, John Lydus and the Roman Past : Antiquarianism and Politics in the Ag...
Classical antiquity and Christianity. The beginning of religious history -- Group religions in the R...
The authors of this paper examine the ancient concepts of translatio, imitatio and aemulatio. The te...
Throughout the political history of western Europe, there have been few periods of such dramatic cha...
This dissertation investigates Christian attitudes towards Greco-Roman religions in late antique Rom...
This dissertation investigates Christian attitudes towards Greco-Roman religions in late antique Rom...
The article discusses a passage of the sixth-century AD antiquarian writer John Lydus dealing with c...
The subject of this dissertation was the assessment of the cultural meaning of antiquarianism in the...
Deze dissertatie handelt over de culturele betekenis van het fenomeen antiquarianisme in de zesde ee...
Deze dissertatie handelt over de culturele betekenis van het fenomeen antiquarianisme in de zesde ee...
The paper examines themes and motifs related to the history of ancient Rome, in the works of early B...
The reign of Justinian can be seen as having an ambivalent attitude to the Roman past. On the one ha...
This paper uses the conceptual framework of “Anchoring Innovation”, which is being developed by OIKO...
Arnaldo Momigliano, the most influential modern student of antiquarianism, advanced the view that th...
John Curranâs impressive book on fourth century Rome is an important contribution to a fertile area ...
Delmaire Roland. Michael Maas, John Lydus and the Roman Past : Antiquarianism and Politics in the Ag...
Classical antiquity and Christianity. The beginning of religious history -- Group religions in the R...
The authors of this paper examine the ancient concepts of translatio, imitatio and aemulatio. The te...
Throughout the political history of western Europe, there have been few periods of such dramatic cha...
This dissertation investigates Christian attitudes towards Greco-Roman religions in late antique Rom...
This dissertation investigates Christian attitudes towards Greco-Roman religions in late antique Rom...