Description: Bouttios and Late Antique Antioch by Benjamin Garstad Bouttios and Late Antique Antioch assembles back together from clues and pieces a book that had disappeared from our library of Greek and Roman works. It shows how people in the distant past thought about their own history and how they discussed political and social issues across a seemingly insurmountable divide in a period of existential crisis. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Bouttios and Late Antique Antioch undertakes the exciting, if laborious, task of assembling clues and piecing back together a book that has disappeared from our library of Greek and Roman works. But it does not merely add another author to the bibliography of antiquity and place him in fourth-century Antioch. It shows how the gods could be reduced to historical characters, the powerful goddess of Luck turned into a pitiful victim of virgin sacrifice, and respected emperors defamed as despots-and, in sum, how the writing of history could be exploited for partisan purposes. We see how people in what we consider the distant past thought about their own history, and how they discussed momentous political and social issues across a seemingly insurmountable divide in a period of existential crisis. Author Biography Benjamin Garstad is Professor of Classics at MacEwan University. Review Garstads volume offers a historically coherent and lucid analysis, full of interesting insights and ideas. Bouttios and Late Antique Antioch is therefore a contribution of great relevance not only for those who wish to study Bouttios, but also for anyone who deals with fourth-century Christian literature and historiography and with the broader religious and literary polemic of the Constantinian era. -- Edoardo Garbini * Bryn Mawr Classical Review * Details ISBN0884024938 Author Benjamin Garstad Short Title Bouttios and Late Antique Antioch Series Dumbarton Oaks Studies Language English Year 2022 ISBN-10 0884024938 ISBN-13 9780884024934 Format Hardcover Subtitle Reconstructing a Lost Historian Series Number 48 Publisher Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection Imprint Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection Place of Publication Washington DC Country of Publication United States Pages 456 Illustrations 1 illus., 1 color illus., 1 map, 1 table Publication Date 2022-11-01 NZ Release Date 2022-11-01 US Release Date 2022-11-01 UK Release Date 2022-11-01 DEWEY 939.27 Audience Professional & Vocational AU Release Date 2023-03-20 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:141587822;
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