Adrastos Omissi
Biographic Data
| ID | 5433826 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Adrastos Omissi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Adrastos |
| FAMILY NAME | Omissi |
| SIGNATURE | OMISSI A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Glasgow |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Two Letters of the Usurper Magnus Maximus ( Collectio Avellana 39 and 40)
This article presents, for the first time in English, a translation of the two letters of the usurping emperor Magnus Maximus that are to be found within the Collectio Avellana (letters 39 and 40). The letters—from Maximus to the Emperor Valentinian II and from Maximus to Siricius, bishop of Rome—are each introduced with an extensive discussion of their subject matter, the circumstances of their composition, and their probable date. The article t…
Conclusion
This chapter recapitulates the conclusions of this book, arguing that panegyric provides a unique source through which to explore the political climate of the later Roman world, not merely because it provides a fulsome corpus of texts, but also because the influence of panegyric and the political messages it espoused were so far-reaching among contemporaries. The conclusions of individual chapters are given in summary, showing the varied strategi…
Usurpation, Legitimacy, and the Roman Empire
This chapter examines Roman imperial power, from its inception under Augustus until the crisis of the third century. The chapter examines the contradictions of the imperial office—where the emperor was at once Republican magistrate subject to the laws and absolute monarch—and how these contradictions helped to destabilize the imperial succession, first in a series of isolated crises (69 and 193 AD), but then ultimately in virtually endemic usurpa…
A House Divided Against Itself
This short chapter constitutes an introduction to the main body of the work, and sets out the wide-reaching consequences of permanent civil war within the later Roman Empire. It argues that previous research has overemphasized the importance of external warfare with the barbarian outsiders in recounting the political and military history of the late third and early fourth centuries. Far more important were the wars that Romans fought against them…
Usurpation, Legitimacy, and Panegyric
This chapter sets out the aim of this book to explore civil war through the medium of the panegyrical corpus, and justifies this potentially controversial decision. The corpus of forty-eight speeches is defined and the book sets out its unprecedented programme to draw upon all speeches and authors within the period of the late third and fourth centuries AD, uniting a vast body of evidence that is usually compartmentalized in individual studies. T…
Panegyric and Apology
This chapter opens by considering the accession of Jovian, a case study of how political expedient could dominate the tone and content of panegyrics. Themistius’ Oratio V presents Jovian’s humiliating peace with Persia in 363 as a victory for the Romans and as a legitimating tool for Jovian. The chapter then examines the usurpation of Procopius in 365, an incident treated by Themistius’ Oratio VII and Symmachus’ Oratio I. These two very different…
Usurper, Propaganda, History
This chapter opens with consideration of the emperor Julian’s Letter to the Senate and People of Athens , and explores how we can use the Letter to understand the ways in which usurpers attempted to shape popular opinion in the wake of their usurpations. It also explores the far-reaching effect that the Letter (and other, now lost, documents like it) have had on our understanding of not only Julian’s usurpation, but the whole course of his career…
‘At last Roman, at last restored to the true light of Empire’
This chapter begins by considering what made the late Roman state distinctive from the early Empire, exploring the political developments of the later third century, in particular the military, administrative, and economic reforms undertaken by the tetrarchs. It then explores the presentation of the war between the tetrarchy and the British Empire of Carausius and Allectus (286‒96), taking as its core sources Pan. Lat. X, XI, and VIII. These spee…
Emperors and Usurpers in the Later Roman Empire
This book is the first history of civil war in the later Roman Empire to be written in English. It advances the thesis that civil war was endemic to the later Empire (third to fifth centuries AD) and explores the way in which successive imperial dynasties—many of whose founding members had themselves usurped power—attempted to legitimate themselves and counter the threat of almost perpetual internal challenge to their rule. The work takes as its …
The Cap of Liberty
The commonest psychedelic mushroom growing naturally in Britain, Psilocybe semilanceata, is known in English as the Liberty Cap. This name, which references an ancient Roman social practice, has caused considerable speculation in modern literature. This article provides a conclusive etymology for how a magic mushroom acquired this obscure name
Emperors and Usurpers in the Later Roman Empire
This book is the first history of civil war in the later Roman Empire to be written in English. It advances the thesis that civil war was endemic to the later Empire (third to fifth centuries AD) and explores the way in which successive imperial dynasties—many of whose founding members had themselves usurped power—attempted to legitimate themselves and counter the threat of almost perpetual internal challenge to their rule. The work takes as its …
The Cap of Liberty
The commonest psychedelic mushroom growing naturally in Britain, Psilocybe semilanceata, is known in English as the Liberty Cap. This name, which references an ancient Roman social practice, has caused considerable speculation in modern literature. This article provides a conclusive etymology for how a magic mushroom acquired this obscure name
The Cap of Liberty
The commonest psychedelic mushroom growing naturally in Britain, Psilocybe semilanceata, is known in English as the Liberty Cap. This name, which references an ancient Roman social practice, has caused considerable speculation in modern literature. This article provides a conclusive etymology for how a magic mushroom acquired this obscure name
Conclusion
This chapter recapitulates the conclusions of this book, arguing that panegyric provides a unique source through which to explore the political climate of the later Roman world, not merely because it provides a fulsome corpus of texts, but also because the influence of panegyric and the political messages it espoused were so far-reaching among contemporaries. The conclusions of individual chapters are given in summary, showing the varied strategi…
Usurpation, Legitimacy, and the Roman Empire
This chapter examines Roman imperial power, from its inception under Augustus until the crisis of the third century. The chapter examines the contradictions of the imperial office—where the emperor was at once Republican magistrate subject to the laws and absolute monarch—and how these contradictions helped to destabilize the imperial succession, first in a series of isolated crises (69 and 193 AD), but then ultimately in virtually endemic usurpa…
A House Divided Against Itself
This short chapter constitutes an introduction to the main body of the work, and sets out the wide-reaching consequences of permanent civil war within the later Roman Empire. It argues that previous research has overemphasized the importance of external warfare with the barbarian outsiders in recounting the political and military history of the late third and early fourth centuries. Far more important were the wars that Romans fought against them…
Usurpation, Legitimacy, and Panegyric
This chapter sets out the aim of this book to explore civil war through the medium of the panegyrical corpus, and justifies this potentially controversial decision. The corpus of forty-eight speeches is defined and the book sets out its unprecedented programme to draw upon all speeches and authors within the period of the late third and fourth centuries AD, uniting a vast body of evidence that is usually compartmentalized in individual studies. T…
Panegyric and Apology
This chapter opens by considering the accession of Jovian, a case study of how political expedient could dominate the tone and content of panegyrics. Themistius’ Oratio V presents Jovian’s humiliating peace with Persia in 363 as a victory for the Romans and as a legitimating tool for Jovian. The chapter then examines the usurpation of Procopius in 365, an incident treated by Themistius’ Oratio VII and Symmachus’ Oratio I. These two very different…
Usurper, Propaganda, History
This chapter opens with consideration of the emperor Julian’s Letter to the Senate and People of Athens , and explores how we can use the Letter to understand the ways in which usurpers attempted to shape popular opinion in the wake of their usurpations. It also explores the far-reaching effect that the Letter (and other, now lost, documents like it) have had on our understanding of not only Julian’s usurpation, but the whole course of his career…
‘At last Roman, at last restored to the true light of Empire’
This chapter begins by considering what made the late Roman state distinctive from the early Empire, exploring the political developments of the later third century, in particular the military, administrative, and economic reforms undertaken by the tetrarchs. It then explores the presentation of the war between the tetrarchy and the British Empire of Carausius and Allectus (286‒96), taking as its core sources Pan. Lat. X, XI, and VIII. These spee…
Emperors and Usurpers in the Later Roman Empire
This book is the first history of civil war in the later Roman Empire to be written in English. It advances the thesis that civil war was endemic to the later Empire (third to fifth centuries AD) and explores the way in which successive imperial dynasties—many of whose founding members had themselves usurped power—attempted to legitimate themselves and counter the threat of almost perpetual internal challenge to their rule. The work takes as its …
Two Letters of the Usurper Magnus Maximus ( Collectio Avellana 39 and 40)
This article presents, for the first time in English, a translation of the two letters of the usurping emperor Magnus Maximus that are to be found within the Collectio Avellana (letters 39 and 40). The letters—from Maximus to the Emperor Valentinian II and from Maximus to Siricius, bishop of Rome—are each introduced with an extensive discussion of their subject matter, the circumstances of their composition, and their probable date. The article t…
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