Chromatius of Aquileia and the Making of a Christian City

ISBN-13: 9780367594954 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 194 str.

Robert McEachnie

Opis

Chromatius of Aquileia and the Making of a Christian City examines how the increasing authority of institutionalized churches changed late antique urban environments. Aquileia, the third largest city in Italy during late antiquity, presents a case study in the transformation of elite Roman practices in relation to the urban environment.

Spis treści

Introduction

1 Roman Aquileia: Where Trade and Pluralism Reigned

2 Chromatius: Patron, Peacemaker, Politician, and Preacher

3 Memories of the Past: Arians, Aquileia, and Authority

4 "Unlike in Tongue, Unlike in Dress or Arms?": The Place of Barbarians in a Christian World

5 "An Abandoned Nest": Jews in Aquileia

6 Writing in Stone: A Synagogue, Churches, and Changing Donation Patterns

7 Adapting Roman and Christian Ideals: Values for a New Elite

Conclusions: Intolerance and the "Christian" City

Bibliography

Index

O autorze

Robert McEachnie is lecturer of the ancient world in the History Department at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA. His research focuses on late antique transformations of culture along religious lines and has been published in Church History, Revue des Études Tardo Antiques, and several edited volumes.