Praetextatus - Verteidiger des römischen Glaubens?: zur gesellschaftlichen (Neu-)Inszenierung römischer Religion in Macrobius' "Saturnalien"

The Christianisation of the Roman Empire in the late decades of the 4th century stopped the public celebration of traditional feasts as the Saturnalia. That’s why Macrobius, proconsul Africae in 410 and praefectus praetorio Italiae in 430, wrote his Saturnalia, describing a convivium with scholarly...

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Main Author: Frateantonio, Christa 1960- (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:German
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Published: ˜deœ Gruyter 2007
In: Zeitschrift für antikes Christentum
Year: 2007, Volume: 11, Issue: 2, Pages: 360-377
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Macrobius, Ambrosius Theodosius 385-430, Saturnalia / Agorius Praetextatus, Marcus Vettius 320-384 / Roman Empire / Religion / Christianity / Conflict / Geschichte 400
RelBib Classification:BE Greco-Roman religions
KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
Further subjects:B Augustinus, Aurelius Saint (354-430) De doctrina christiana
B Paulinus, Pontius Meropius (353-431)
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