Barbarians and Bishops - Army, Church, and State in the Age of Arcadius and Chrysostom (Paperback, Reissue)

"Barbarians and Bishops" is concerned with two fundamental themes of late Antiquity: the barbarization of the Roman army, and the interrelation of Church and secular government. The conspicuous role played by barbarian, particularly German, soldiers in the late Roman state has always been recognized. It still has not been satisfactorily explained. This is not surprising since the development which compelled the Empire to call on foreigners for its defence is a complex one, related to changes in basic structures and attitudes of Roman society. One of these was the triumph of Christianity which required the abandonment of a civic religion closely integrated with secular government. Conflict between representatives of the pagan Empire and major religious leaders was impossible, even unthinkable, but it was only too easy in the Christian Empire within which the Church had an elaborate empire-wide organization which received some support from the Empire but was quite independent of it. Professor Liebeschuetz illuminates the demilitarization and Christianization through the discussion of narrower themes: Part I deals with Alaric's Goths in the West, who are treated as a federate regiment

General

Imprint:	Clarendon Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Clarendon Paperbacks
Release date:	1992
First published:	March 1992
Authors:	J.H.W.G. Liebeschuetz (formerly Head of Department and Professor of Classical and Archaeological Studies)
Dimensions:	235 x 156 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	326
Edition:	Reissue
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-814073-3
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > History > European history > General Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE
LSN:	0-19-814073-8
Barcode:	9780198140733

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