Alison John
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 5637985 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Alison John |
| NOMBRES | Alison |
| APELLIDO | John |
| FIRMA | JOHN A |
| AFILIACIONES | Ghent University Hospital |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6677-7598 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 4 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 1 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 4 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1960 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2022 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
Cultural memory and classical education in late antique Gaul
As the western Roman empire gradually lost direct control and influence throughout parts of Gaul in the fifth century, Gallo-Roman aristocrats increasingly looked to traditions of their cultural and intellectual heritage to feel anchored to their Roman identity, and to assert and confirm this identity to themselves and their peers. Traditional literary education, largely unchanged for centuries, was a key aspect of such elite Roman identity. This…
(Mis)Identifying Teachers in Late Antique Gaul
Mamertus Claudianus, a priest in Vienne in the mid-fifth century, has been identified by some scholars as a professional teacher of Latin rhetoric. This article contests this classification, arguing that Claudianus was an active member of learned Christian literary circles and leader of philosophical and theological ‘literary salons’. It demonstrates the importance of correctly identifying teachers in the prosopography and illustrates the potenti…
Learning Greek in Late Antique Gaul
Greek had held an important place in Roman society and culture since the Late Republican period, and educated Romans were expected to be bilingual and well versed in both Greek and Latin literature. The Roman school ‘curriculum’ was based on Hellenistic educational culture, and in the De grammaticis et rhetoribus Suetonius says that the earliest teachers in Rome, Livius and Ennius, were ‘poets and half Greeks’ ( poetae et semigraeci ), who taught…
A Liverpool Merchant House
Preface 1. The Booth family 2. Years of war: Years of experience. 1857-1865 3. The Sheepskin trade. 1865-1890 4. The Booth line. 1865-1881 5. The Surpass Leather Company. 1890-1914 6. The Booth Steamship Company. 1881-1914 7. The Great War and its aftermath. 1914-1920 8. The English and American leather interests. 1920-1939 9. The Booth Steamship Company. 1919-1939 10. The Unit Construction Company. 1919-1939 11. The Second World War. 1939-1945 1…
Learning Greek in Late Antique Gaul
Greek had held an important place in Roman society and culture since the Late Republican period, and educated Romans were expected to be bilingual and well versed in both Greek and Latin literature. The Roman school ‘curriculum’ was based on Hellenistic educational culture, and in the De grammaticis et rhetoribus Suetonius says that the earliest teachers in Rome, Livius and Ennius, were ‘poets and half Greeks’ ( poetae et semigraeci ), who taught…
A Liverpool Merchant House
Preface 1. The Booth family 2. Years of war: Years of experience. 1857-1865 3. The Sheepskin trade. 1865-1890 4. The Booth line. 1865-1881 5. The Surpass Leather Company. 1890-1914 6. The Booth Steamship Company. 1881-1914 7. The Great War and its aftermath. 1914-1920 8. The English and American leather interests. 1920-1939 9. The Booth Steamship Company. 1919-1939 10. The Unit Construction Company. 1919-1939 11. The Second World War. 1939-1945 1…
Learning Greek in Late Antique Gaul
Greek had held an important place in Roman society and culture since the Late Republican period, and educated Romans were expected to be bilingual and well versed in both Greek and Latin literature. The Roman school ‘curriculum’ was based on Hellenistic educational culture, and in the De grammaticis et rhetoribus Suetonius says that the earliest teachers in Rome, Livius and Ennius, were ‘poets and half Greeks’ ( poetae et semigraeci ), who taught…
(Mis)Identifying Teachers in Late Antique Gaul
Mamertus Claudianus, a priest in Vienne in the mid-fifth century, has been identified by some scholars as a professional teacher of Latin rhetoric. This article contests this classification, arguing that Claudianus was an active member of learned Christian literary circles and leader of philosophical and theological ‘literary salons’. It demonstrates the importance of correctly identifying teachers in the prosopography and illustrates the potenti…
Cultural memory and classical education in late antique Gaul
As the western Roman empire gradually lost direct control and influence throughout parts of Gaul in the fifth century, Gallo-Roman aristocrats increasingly looked to traditions of their cultural and intellectual heritage to feel anchored to their Roman identity, and to assert and confirm this identity to themselves and their peers. Traditional literary education, largely unchanged for centuries, was a key aspect of such elite Roman identity. This…
Art (4 obras) · Ancient history (3 obras) · Antique (3 obras) · Classics (3 obras) · History (3 obras) · Literature (3 obras) · Aesthetics (2 obras) · Classical Antiquity Studies (2 obras) · Classics (2 obras) · Historical and Religious Studies of Rome (2 obras)