Count Marcellinus and His Chronicle

ISBN-13: 9780198150015 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 320 str.

Brian Croke

Opis

Count Marcellinus and his Chronicle constitutes the first comprehensive study of Marcellinus, a courtier of the emperor Justinian, and his chronicle covering the eastern Roman world from AD 379 to 534. Brian Croke casts new light on the career of Marcellinus and develops a case for understanding his Latin chronicle as an essentially Byzantine document written by an educated imperial official. This book also enriches our understanding of society and politics in the imperial capital and raises broader questions about Christian life, liturgy, and culture in the sixth century, particularly the central role of imperial and religious ceremonial in Byzantine public life.

Recenzje

A window into early sixth-century Constantinople ... an important and still inspiring interpretation, one that deserves to be read by everyone who reads or uses any late antique chronicle.

O autorze

Brian Croke is the Executive Director of the Catholic Education Commission, Sydney.