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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Auteur principal: Van Dam, Raymond 1949- (Auteur)
Type de support: Imprimé Livre
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania Press [2002]
Dans:Année: 2002
Recensions: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.)
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Kappadokien / Histoire 300-400
B Grecs / Romain / Kappadokien / Histoire 300-400
B Kappadokien / Culture / Histoire 300-400
B Kappadokien / Histoire 18-400
Sujets non-standardisés:B Rome Provinces Turkey Cappadocia History
B Roman provinces Administration History
B Cappadocia (Turkey) History
B Cappadocian Fathers
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Résumé: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
Description:Literaturverzeichnis: Seiten 261-280
ISBN:0812236815