Gregory's life culminated in his holding the office of pope (590 - 604). He is generally regarded as one of the outstanding figures in the long line of popes, and by the late ninth century had come to be known as 'the Great'. Along with Ambrose, Jerome and Augustine, he played a critical role in the history of his time, while during the middle ages his intellectual influence was second only to that of Augustine. This volume provides a biographical and intellectual context to Gregory the Great, and new translations of his most influential writings.
Gregory's life culminated in his holding the office of pope (590 - 604). He is generally regarded as one of the outstanding figures in the long line o...
Gregory's life culminated in his holding the office of pope (590 - 604). He is generally regarded as one of the outstanding figures in the long line of popes, and by the late ninth century had come to be known as 'the Great'. Along with Ambrose, Jerome and Augustine, he played a critical role in the history of his time, while during the middle ages his intellectual influence was second only to that of Augustine. This volume provides a biographical and intellectual context to Gregory the Great, and new translations of his most influential writings.
Gregory's life culminated in his holding the office of pope (590 - 604). He is generally regarded as one of the outstanding figures in the long line o...
Abbot Of St Denis Suger John Moorhead Richard C. Cusimano
This book presents the first English translation of one of the most important twelfth-century narratives. The text describes the difficult task King Louis VI of France faced in bringing order and justice to his violent and militaristic principality and kingdom.
This book presents the first English translation of one of the most important twelfth-century narratives. The text describes the difficult task King L...
The reign of Justinian (527--65) was a key phase in the transition from the Roman empire of classical times to the Byzantine empire of the Middle Ages. Justinian himself, born of peasant stock in a provincial backwater, was one of the greatest rulers yet, despite prodigious achievements, he remained an outsider in the sophisticated society of Constantinople. Here, John Moorhead reinterprets Justinian as man and monarch, together with his formidable empress, the ex-actress Theodora, and assesses the evidence from their time for the evolution of a distinctively medieval world.
The reign of Justinian (527--65) was a key phase in the transition from the Roman empire of classical times to the Byzantine empire of the Middle Ages...
In the past few decades there has been an explosion of interest in the period of late antiquity. Rather than being viewed within a paradigm of the fall of the Roman Empire, these centuries have come to be seen as a time of immense creativity and significance in western history. Popes and the Church of Rome in Late Antiquity places the history of the papacy in a broader context, by comparing Rome with other major sees to show how it differed from these, evaluating developments beyond Rome which created openings for the extension of papal authority.
Closer to home,...
In the past few decades there has been an explosion of interest in the period of late antiquity. Rather than being viewed within a paradigm of the ...
During the reign of the Byzantine emperor Justinian (527-565), major legal reforms were carried out, vast numbers of architecturally distinguished buildings were erected, wars were launched against established powers in Africa and Italy, innovations were made to the administration of the empire, and the postion of the Christian religion and that of non-Christians in the empire were both changaed considerably. This book offers a full study of Justinian's life and times, making use of the wide variety of sources available. It also examines the general question of how the civilization of...
During the reign of the Byzantine emperor Justinian (527-565), major legal reforms were carried out, vast numbers of architecturally distinguished bui...
A study of the career of St Ambrose (339-397), who was a key figure in the transition of the later Roman Empire into its mediaeval successor, Western Christendom. The text sets Ambrose's life in its full historical and theological context.
A study of the career of St Ambrose (339-397), who was a key figure in the transition of the later Roman Empire into its mediaeval successor, Western ...
In 400 the mighty Roman Empire was almost as large as it had ever been; within three centuries, advances by Germanic peoples in western Europe, Slavs in eastern Europe and Arabs around the eastern and southern shores of the Mediterranean had brought about the loss of most of its territory. Ranging from Britain to Mesopotamia, this book explores the changes that resulted from these movements. It shows the different paths away from the classical past that were taken, and how the relatively unified civilization of the ancient Mediterranean gave place to the very different civilizations that...
In 400 the mighty Roman Empire was almost as large as it had ever been; within three centuries, advances by Germanic peoples in western Europe, Sla...
