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Violence in Late Antiquity - Perceptions and Practices (Paperback)
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Violence in Late Antiquity - Perceptions and Practices (Paperback)
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'Violence' is virtually synonymous in the popular imagination with
the period of the Later Roman Empire-a time when waves of barbarian
invaders combined with urban mobs and religious zealots to bring an
end to centuries of peace and serenity. All of these images come
together in the Visigothic sack of the city of Rome in A.D. 410, a
date commonly used for the fall of the entire empire. But was this
period in fact as violent as it has been portrayed? A new
generation of scholars in the field of Late Antiquity has called
into question the standard narrative, pointing to evidence of
cultural continuity and peaceful interaction between "barbarians"
and Romans, Christians and pagans. To assess the state of this
question, the fifth biennial 'Shifting Frontiers' conference was
devoted to the theme of 'Violence in Late Antiquity'. Conferees
addressed aspects of this question from standpoints as diverse as
archaeology and rhetoric, anthropology and economics. A selection
of the papers then delivered have been prepared for the present
volume, along with others commissioned for the purpose and a
concluding essay by Martin Zimmerman, reflecting on the theme of
the book. The four sections on Defining Violence, 'Legitimate'
Violence, Violence and Rhetoric, and Religious Violence are each
introduced by a theme essay from a leading scholar in the field.
While offering no definitive answer to the question of violence in
Late Antiquity, the papers in this volume aim to stimulate a fresh
look at this age-old problem.
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