Between the years 350 and 500 a large body of Latin "artes grammaticae" emerged, educational texts outlining the study of Latin grammar and attempting a systematic discussion of correct Latin usage. These texts the most complete of which are attributed to Donatus, Charisius, Servius, Diomedes, Pompeius, and Priscian have long been studied as documents in the history of linguistic theory and literary scholarship. In "Grammar and Christianity in the Late Roman World," Catherine Chin instead finds within them an opportunity to probe the connections between religious ideology and literary...
Between the years 350 and 500 a large body of Latin "artes grammaticae" emerged, educational texts outlining the study of Latin grammar and attempt...
Melania the Elder and her granddaughter Melania the Younger were major figures in early Christian history, using their wealth, status, and forceful personalities to shape the development of nearly every aspect of the religion we now know as Christianity. This volume examines their influence on late antique Christianity and provides an insightful portrait of their legacies in the modern world. Departing from the traditionally patriarchal view, Melania gives a poignant and sometimes surprising account of how the rise of Christian institutions in the Roman Empire shaped our understanding...
Melania the Elder and her granddaughter Melania the Younger were major figures in early Christian history, using their wealth, status, and forceful pe...
In this collection of essays, scholars from a range of disciplines explore the activity of knowing in late antiquity by focusing on thirteen major concepts from the intellectual, social, political, and cultural history of the period. They ask two questions about each of these concepts: what did late ancient people know about them, and how was that knowledge expressed in people s actions? Late Ancient Knowing integrates intellectual history, post-structuralist literary theory, and recent trends in cognitive science to examine the ways that historical thought-worlds both shaped...
In this collection of essays, scholars from a range of disciplines explore the activity of knowing in late antiquity by focusing on thirteen major con...
