David M Gwynn
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 5634153 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | David M Gwynn |
| NOMBRES | David M |
| APELLIDO | Gwynn |
| FIRMA | GWYNN D M |
| AFILIACIONES | Royal Holloway University of London |
| VERIFICADO | No |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 34 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 0 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 32 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 2 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2005 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2021 |
| ÍNDICE H | 0 |
Reconstructing the Council of Nicaea
The Council of Nicaea was a landmark event, yet uncertainty surrounds almost every aspect of the council and its proceedings. No Acts survive, the signatory lists are incomplete, and the organization of the council’s meetings and the identities and motivations of those who participated remain controversial. Rather than propose another hypothetical reconstruction, the aim of this chapter is to reconsider the different interpretations made possible…
Child Emperor Rule in the Late Roman West, AD 367–455, by Meaghan A. McEvoy
The years between AD 367 and 455, the period covered by this welcome new monograph by Meaghan McEvoy, marked a pivotal stage in the much-debated ‘decline and fall’ of the Roman empire in the west. Revising her doctoral thesis, completed in Oxford under the supervision of Peter Heather, McEvoy focuses our attention upon a central and yet surprisingly under-studied feature of these years: the recurring prominence of child-emperors on the western im…
John Cassian
John Cassian (ca. 360‐after 430 CE ), ascetic and author, is one of the central figures in the history of early Christian monasticism.
Ossius of Cordoba
Ossius of Cordoba (ca. 257‐ca. 357 ce , bishop of Cordoba ca. 295‐ca. 357), also known as Hosius ( see Corduba(cordoba)), is one of the most prominent and yet mysterious figures of the fourth‐century church.
Jones, A. H. M. (1904–1970)
Arnold Hugh Martin Jones (1904–70) was Professor of Ancient History at University College, London (1946–51) and Professor of Ancient History at Cambridge University (1951–70). His numerous writings include several seminal studies of the cities of the Hellenistic and Roman world and one of the first great works dedicated to the later Roman Empire.
Cyril of Alexandria
Cyril of Alexandria (378–444 CE , bishop of Alexandria 412–44) was one of the greatest theologians and ecclesiastical leaders of the patristic age.
Serapeum, destruction of
The Serapeum of Alexandria was the city's greatest pagan sanctuary and one of the most famous sanctuaries of antiquity. Its destruction in 391 CE was an iconic episode in the Christianization of Alexandria and of the later Roman Empire.
Dioskoros, bishop of Alexandria
One of the most controversial figures of Late Antique Christianity, Dioskoros was elected bishop of Alexandria in 444 CE and died in exile at Gangra in Paphlagonia in 454.
Dionysius of Rome
Dionysius of Rome, bishop 259/60–267/8 CE , held the Roman see during the crucial years of recovery that followed the emperor Valerian's persecution of the Christian Church. Little is known of Dionysius' life before he became bishop, although he may have been of Greek descent.
Decline
The“Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,” immortalized by Edward Gibbon, has cast a long shadow over modern scholarship on the period now known as Late Antiquity.
Meletian Schism
The Meletian Schism that divided the Christian church in Egypt began early in the fourth century CE .
Theophilos, patriarch
Theophilos (ca. 345–412 CE ) was an ambitious and at times violent bishop of Alexandria (384/5–412), who sought to reinforce the authority of his see, both within Egypt and in relation to the imperial capital of Constantinople.
Ambrose
Ambrose of Milan (ca. 339–97 CE , bishop of Milan 373/4–97) was a leading bishop of the later fourth‐century church, whose life and works helped to shape the early christian Roman Empire.
Gibbon, Edward (1737–1794)
Edward Gibbon was an English Enlightenment historian most famous for his hugely influential History of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire (1776–1788).
Word and image
How was Republican art and architecture shaped by outside influences? What does it tell us about Roman life? ‘Word and image’ explains how the earliest Latin poet we know by name, Livius Andronicus, was himself a Greek and his Latin translation of Homer's Odyssey was used in Roman schools for centuries. Despite this, Republican culture remained distinctively Roman. The writings of Plautus and Cicero and the paintings of Pompeii reflect Roman valu…
The cost of empire
Why did the political and social balance on which the Republic depended disintegrate into chaos and civil war? ‘The cost of empire’ considers the effect of expansion on the Republic's political, social, and economic structures. The influx of wealth from the wars of conquest intensified the gulf between rich and poor. Exceptional individuals with private armies, driven by the desire for status and gloria, emerged to threaten the Senate's dominance…
The last years
‘The last years’ explains how private armies and ever-increasing riches enabled one man to possess the dignitas, wealth, and military might to rule alone. The desire for gloria which drove Rome towards expansion unleashed social, political, and economic forces that the Republic could not contain, and power passed into the hands of warlords whose rivalry descended into civil war. Like Sulla a generation before, when faced with the choice between w…
Mistress of the Mediterranean
‘Mistress of the Mediterranean’ examines the attitude of Rome towards the Greek east and the extension of Roman dominion to the eastern Mediterranean. What was the impact of Greek influence upon Roman life? The Greeks were recognized as the arbiters of civilization and the Romans did not want simply to conquer them, however they faced pressure to reassure their allies in Greece of their support. In contrast to the wars fought in Spain, in the Gre…
Carthage must be destroyed
By 275 bc Rome had gained control over central and southern Italy, but it was still no more than a regional power. ‘Carthage must be destroyed’ examines how the broadening of Roman horizons beyond Italy brought Rome into direct conflict with its most dangerous enemy: Carthage. The Punic wars reaffirmed both the resilience of the Roman Republic and the loyalty it inspired from its Italian allies, however victory came at a price: the massive manpow…
Athanasius of Alexandria
1. Life and Writings 2. Bishop 3. Theologian 4. Ascetic 5. Father 6. Death and Legacy Conclusion
The Roman Republic
Here, David Gwynn reflects on the remarkable legacy of the Roman Republic. The rise and fall of the Republic holds a special place in the history of Western civilization; it has been presented as a model, a source of inspiration, but also a warning
The ‘End’ of Roman Senatorial Paganism
The last decades of the 20th c. witnessed a seismic shift in how scholars approached the study of paganism in the increasingly Christian Roman Empire of the 4th and early 5th centuries. Older models which emphasised decline and conflict were challenged by a new awareness of the vitality and diversity of Late Roman paganism and its religious and social interaction with Christianity. The purpose of this short paper is to reassess the impact of this…
Religious diversity in late antiquity
Religious Diversity in Late Antiquity
Archaeology And The ‘Arian Controversy’ In The Fourth Century
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Envoys and Political Communication in the Late Antique West, 411–533
Envoys and Political Communication in the Late Antique West, 411–533. By ANDREW GILLETT (Cambridge: Cambridge U.P., 2003; pp. 335. £47.50). THIS is a useful book on an important and largely neglected theme, the role of embassies and envoys in the Late Antique West. The period between AD 411 and 533 witnessed the emergence of the first ‘barbarian kingdoms’ in Gaul, Spain and North Africa and the increasing fragmentation of the Western Roman Empire…
A.H.M. Jones and the Later Roman Empire (Brill's Series on the Early Middle Ages)
A.H.M. Jones and the Later Roman Empire
The appearance in 1964 of A.H.M. Jones' The Later Roman Empire 284–602: A Social, Economic, and Administrative Survey transformed the study of the Late Antique world. In this volume a number of leading scholars reassess the impact of Jones' great work, the influences that shaped his scholarship, and the legacy he left for later generations. Jones' historical method, his fundamental knowledge of Late Roman political, social, economic and religious…
Religious diversity in late antiquity
Religious Diversity in Late Antiquity
Archaeology And The ‘Arian Controversy’ In The Fourth Century
Religious Diversity in Late Antiquity
This chapter offers a reference guide that highlights the diversity of the religious world of Late Antiquity both within and between different religions and across the broad spectrum of spiritual and physical experiences revealed through the study of asceticism, holy persons, relics, pilgrimage and magic. The bibliography provided is intended to aid both scholars desiring further knowledge and students seeking initial guidance on subjects of pers…
The Sacred and the Secular
The impact of Christianity on secular life in Late Antiquity is often conceived in rather negative terms, as various characteristic features of classical Antiquity are regarded as coming to an end. Within this interpretative framework, most studies of the literature of Late Antiquity have focussed on the survival of ‘classical’ (or ‘pagan’ or ‘secular’ ) traditions and tropes in Christian writings. This paper examines the question from the opposi…
Abstracts in French
Religious Diversity in Late Antiquity
The place of religion in the world of Late Antiquity, no less than in our modern world, has been the subject of great debate in recent years. Late Antiquity was a period of diversity and change. The relationship between archaeology and the study of religion has not always been smooth. Archaeologists have at times placed religion and religious belief on the fringes of their research, preferring to focus on economic and social structures, productio…
Preliminary material
Archaeology and the ‘Arian Controversy’ in the Fourth Century
The so-called ‘Arian Controversy’ that divided the Christian Church in the 4th c. has been the subject of considerable scholarly debate in recent decades. The literary sources from which the majority of our knowledge of the controversy derives are highly polemical and distorted, written almost exclusively from the perspective of those whose positions would come to be accepted as ‘orthodox’, and this in turn has directly influenced scholarly inter…
The ‘End’ of Roman Senatorial Paganism
The last decades of the 20th c. witnessed a seismic shift in how scholars approached the study of paganism in the increasingly Christian Roman Empire of the 4th and early 5th centuries. Older models which emphasised decline and conflict were challenged by a new awareness of the vitality and diversity of Late Roman paganism and its religious and social interaction with Christianity. The purpose of this short paper is to reassess the impact of this…
John Cassian
John Cassian (ca. 360‐after 430 CE ), ascetic and author, is one of the central figures in the history of early Christian monasticism.
Ossius of Cordoba
Ossius of Cordoba (ca. 257‐ca. 357 ce , bishop of Cordoba ca. 295‐ca. 357), also known as Hosius ( see Corduba(cordoba)), is one of the most prominent and yet mysterious figures of the fourth‐century church.
Jones, A. H. M. (1904–1970)
Arnold Hugh Martin Jones (1904–70) was Professor of Ancient History at University College, London (1946–51) and Professor of Ancient History at Cambridge University (1951–70). His numerous writings include several seminal studies of the cities of the Hellenistic and Roman world and one of the first great works dedicated to the later Roman Empire.
Cyril of Alexandria
Cyril of Alexandria (378–444 CE , bishop of Alexandria 412–44) was one of the greatest theologians and ecclesiastical leaders of the patristic age.
Serapeum, destruction of
The Serapeum of Alexandria was the city's greatest pagan sanctuary and one of the most famous sanctuaries of antiquity. Its destruction in 391 CE was an iconic episode in the Christianization of Alexandria and of the later Roman Empire.
Dioskoros, bishop of Alexandria
One of the most controversial figures of Late Antique Christianity, Dioskoros was elected bishop of Alexandria in 444 CE and died in exile at Gangra in Paphlagonia in 454.
Dionysius of Rome
Dionysius of Rome, bishop 259/60–267/8 CE , held the Roman see during the crucial years of recovery that followed the emperor Valerian's persecution of the Christian Church. Little is known of Dionysius' life before he became bishop, although he may have been of Greek descent.
Decline
The“Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,” immortalized by Edward Gibbon, has cast a long shadow over modern scholarship on the period now known as Late Antiquity.
Meletian Schism
The Meletian Schism that divided the Christian church in Egypt began early in the fourth century CE .
Theophilos, patriarch
Theophilos (ca. 345–412 CE ) was an ambitious and at times violent bishop of Alexandria (384/5–412), who sought to reinforce the authority of his see, both within Egypt and in relation to the imperial capital of Constantinople.
Ambrose
Ambrose of Milan (ca. 339–97 CE , bishop of Milan 373/4–97) was a leading bishop of the later fourth‐century church, whose life and works helped to shape the early christian Roman Empire.
Gibbon, Edward (1737–1794)
Edward Gibbon was an English Enlightenment historian most famous for his hugely influential History of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire (1776–1788).
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