This volume examines the evolving role of the city and citizenship
from classical Athens through fifth-century Rome and medieval
Byzantium. Beginning in the first century CE, the universal claims
of Hellenistic and Roman imperialism began to be challenged by the
growing role of Christianity in shaping the primary allegiances and
identities of citizens. An international team of scholars considers
the extent of urban transformation, and with it, of cultural and
civic identity, as practices and institutions associated with the
city-state came to be replaced by those of the Christian community.
The twelve essays gathered here develop an innovative research
agenda by asking new questions: What was the effect on political
ideology and civic identity of the transition from the city culture
of the ancient world to the ruralized systems of the middle ages?
How did perceptions of empire and oikoumene respond to changed
political circumstances? How did Christianity redefine the context
of citizenship?
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