Kingdom of snow: roman rule and greek culture in Cappadocia
Machine generated contents note: 1 "The Viper Died": Local Notables and Imperial Rule 13 -- 2 "The Hook Hidden in the Bait": The Rewards of Giving 39 -- 3 "The Singing of the Sirens": Service in the Imperial Administration 53 -- 4 The Highlander 65 -- Empire and Provinc...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania Press
[2002]
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| In: | Year: 2002 |
| Reviews: | Kingdom of snow. Roman rule and Greek culture in Cappadocia. By Raymond Van Dam. Pp. ix+290. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2002. £35 (49.95). 0 8122 3681 5 (2003) (Wickham, Lionel R.)
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Cappadocia
/ History 300-400
B Greeks / Romans / Cappadocia / History 300-400 B Cappadocia / Culture / History 300-400 B Cappadocia / History 18-400 |
| Further subjects: | B
Rome
Provinces
Turkey
Cappadocia
History
B Roman provinces Administration History B Cappadocia (Turkey) History B Cappadocian Fathers |
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| Summary: | Machine generated contents note: 1 "The Viper Died": Local Notables and Imperial Rule 13 -- 2 "The Hook Hidden in the Bait": The Rewards of Giving 39 -- 3 "The Singing of the Sirens": Service in the Imperial Administration 53 -- 4 The Highlander 65 -- Empire and Province -- 5 "Surpass Me with Your Generosity": Provincial Governors and Tax Assessors 77 -- 6 "Men in an Oven": Emperors in Cappadocia 95 -- 7 "Birds Cowering Before an Eagle": Basil and Valens' Court at Antioch 118 -- 8 "Everything Yields to Theodosius": Gregory of Nazianzus at Constantinople 136 -- 9 "A True Hellene Among the Cappadocians": -- Julian in Asia Minor 163 -- 10 Basil's "Outline of Virtue" 181 -- 11 Gregory of Nazianzus and the Philosopher Emperor 189 -- Epilogue: Admonishment and Compassion 203 |
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| Item Description: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seiten 261-280 |
| ISBN: | 0812236815 |