Western Aristocracies and Imperial Court, Ad 364-425

by John F. Matthews, Matthews, John Matthews

Overview

A study of the 'public' and 'private' lives of political leaders; their backgrounds and personal experience, the role of court as a social and cultural institution, as well as a political one, the Christianization of the governing classes, and the progressive privitisation of government.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198144991
Publisher:	Oxford University Press, USA
Publication date:	11/28/1990
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	464
Product dimensions:	5.38(w) x 8.50(h) x 1.05(d)

About the Author

The Queen's College, Oxford, and University Lecturer in the Middle and Late Roman Empire

Editorial Reviews

"Perhaps for the first time we are here introduced to the world of the later Roman governing classes seen in the round; to their otium as well as their offices, their religion as well as their politics, their literary culture as well as their wealth....A lively and pleasantly written book."—Journal of Roman Studies

"This excellent book...makes a substantial and valuable contribution to our appreciation of the period."—Journal of Theological Studies

"An insightful examination of an essential period in the development of the West."—Catholic Historical Review

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