Sacred founders : women, men, and gods in the discourse of imperial founding, Rome through early Byzantine /
"Sacred Founders argues that from the time of Augustus through early Byzantium, a discourse of imperial founding helped articulate and legitimate imperial authority. Artwork, literature, imperial honors, and the built environment comprised the statements in this multi-authored, empire-wide disc...
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| Formaat: | Elektronisch E-boek |
| Taal: | Engels |
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Oakland, California :
University of California Press,
[2014]
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| Online toegang: | An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view |
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- Founding, power, and authority: Mediterranean history and Augustan innovations
- Founding and afterlife
- Women and founding from Livia to Helena
- The Christian founders Constantine and Helena
- Constantine's and Helena's legacy in the founding of public space
- Imperial women and civic founding
- Koinonia : the Christian founders' legacy in the symbolism of authority
- Christian piety and the making of a Christian discourse of imperial founding
- Church-building and founding
- The Virgin Mary and the discourse of imperial founders.