Mary Whitby
Biographic Data
| ID | 5626908 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mary Whitby |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mary |
| FAMILY NAME | Whitby |
| SIGNATURE | WHITBY M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Science Oxford |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 19 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1985 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Nonnus and Biblical Epic
Maria Dzielska and Kamilla Twardowska, Divine Men and Women in the History and Society of Late Hellenism (Byzantina et Slavica Cracoviensia VII). Krakow: Jagiellonian University Press, 2013. Pp. 168
Maria Dzielska and Kamilla Twardowska, Divine Men and Women in the History and Society of Late Hellenism (Byzantina et Slavica Cracoviensia VII). Krakow: Jagiellonian University Press, 2013. Pp. 168. - Volume 39 Issue 2
Writing in Greek: Classicism and compilation, interaction and transformation
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Ecclesiastical history
Ecclesiastical (Church) history blossomed in Greek and Syriac between the late fourth and late sixth centuries CE : its “Father”was the pro‐Arian Eusebius (early 260s–339 CE ), bishop of Caesarea, while the lawyer Evagrius Scholasticus was writing in 593 CE .
George of Pisidia
The Greek encomiastic poetry of the court poet George of Pisidia is a major source for events of the 620s CE , when the emperor Herakleios was campaigning against the Persians and Constantinople was besieged by the Avars (626).
Sophronios, patriarch of Jerusalem
Born in Damascus, sophist and monk, pupil and friend of John Moschos, mentor of Maximus The Confessor, Sophronios (ca. 550–March 11, 638/9 CE ) led Chalcedonian opposition to Herakleios' monoenergist formula and was appointed patriarch of Jerusalem in 633/4.
Stephanus of Byzantium
Stephanus wrote a lost geographical gazetteer called Ethnika ( Peoples ) in more than fifty books (book 36 began with omicron), with a methodological introduction, part of a wider codification of antiquarian knowledge under Justinian I.
Paul Silentiarius
Paul the Silentiary composed a high‐flown verse description (Ekphrasis; 1,029 lines) of Justinian I's church of Hagia Sophia, Constantinople, to celebrate its re‐dedication over Christmas 562/3 CE , following restoration after a partial collapse of the dome (558) from earthquake damage.
Chronicon paschale
The Chronicon paschale ( Easter Chronicle ) is an anonymous world chronicle written in Greek in year–by–year format and preserved in one tenth–century manuscript.
Sergios I, patriarch of Constantinople
Originally from Syria and deacon of Hagia Sophia responsible for poor relief, Sergios I, patriarch of Constantinople (610–638 ce), crowned Herakleios emperor (r. 610–641) on October 5, 610 and became his ally in both politics and church matters
Un tempio per Giustiniano: Santa Sofia di Costantinopoli e la "Descrizione" di Paolo Silenziario . Maria Luigia Fobelli
A Hellenist in Late-Antique Aphrodito
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Perpetua's Passion: The Death and Memory of a Young Roman Woman
Introduction. 1. Rome: Home and Hearth, Empire and Emperor, Longing for the Divine 2. Carthage: The City, Life and Culture, Sacrifice and Suicide 3. Christian Community: Origins, Presence of the Divine, Christian Life, Confrontation with Authority 4. Prison: Prison and Trial, Dreams and Visions, The Confessors' Dreams, Final Preparations 5. The Arena: The Amphitheater, The Spectator, The Martyrs 6. Aftermath: Rome and Carthage, The Christian Comm…
The Propaganda of Power: The Role of Panegyric in Late Antiquity
The 13 essays presented here shed new light on the role of panegyric in the western and eastern Roman Empire in the late antique world. Introductory chapters give an overview of panegyrical theory and practice, followed by studies of major writers of the early empire and the anonymous Panegyrici latini. The core of the volume deals with prose and verse panegyric under the Christian Roman Empire (4th-7th century): key themes addressed are social a…
Defender of the Cross: George of Pisidia on the Emperor Heraclius and his deputies
Chronicon Paschale 284-628 AD
Introduction - the chronicle and its context, sources, interests, translation Chronicon Paschale - translation and notes. Appendices: the terminal date of CP the great chronographer Ericcson's postulated textual transposition the date of Heraclius' encounter with the Avars
The History of Theophylact Simocatta
The History of Theophylact Simocatta: An English translation with introduction and notes
The occasion of Paul the Silentiary's Ekphrasis of S. Sophia
The ‘turgid archaisms’ of Paul the Silentiary's style have ensured that his two hexameter Ekphrases , describing the Emperor Justinian's sixth-century church of S. Sophia in Constantinople and its ambo , have lately attracted little interest, except among art historians who seek to extract nuggets of architectural information. On the other hand, the eighty or so pagan epigrams by Paul which are preserved in the Palatine and Planudean Anthologies …
Paul the Silentiary and Claudian
The extent to which Latin was familiar to the inhabitants of late sixth- and early seventh-century Constantinople is a topic of current discussion and interest. While there is little evidence to suggest a significant knowledge of Latin even among the educated in the seventh century, it is clear that in the late sixth century the language was still familiar to a section of the upper classes. Among native easterners, the degree of this familiarity …
The occasion of Paul the Silentiary's Ekphrasis of S. Sophia
The ‘turgid archaisms’ of Paul the Silentiary's style have ensured that his two hexameter Ekphrases , describing the Emperor Justinian's sixth-century church of S. Sophia in Constantinople and its ambo , have lately attracted little interest, except among art historians who seek to extract nuggets of architectural information. On the other hand, the eighty or so pagan epigrams by Paul which are preserved in the Palatine and Planudean Anthologies …
Paul the Silentiary and Claudian
The extent to which Latin was familiar to the inhabitants of late sixth- and early seventh-century Constantinople is a topic of current discussion and interest. While there is little evidence to suggest a significant knowledge of Latin even among the educated in the seventh century, it is clear that in the late sixth century the language was still familiar to a section of the upper classes. Among native easterners, the degree of this familiarity …
The occasion of Paul the Silentiary's Ekphrasis of S. Sophia
The ‘turgid archaisms’ of Paul the Silentiary's style have ensured that his two hexameter Ekphrases , describing the Emperor Justinian's sixth-century church of S. Sophia in Constantinople and its ambo , have lately attracted little interest, except among art historians who seek to extract nuggets of architectural information. On the other hand, the eighty or so pagan epigrams by Paul which are preserved in the Palatine and Planudean Anthologies …
Paul the Silentiary and Claudian
The extent to which Latin was familiar to the inhabitants of late sixth- and early seventh-century Constantinople is a topic of current discussion and interest. While there is little evidence to suggest a significant knowledge of Latin even among the educated in the seventh century, it is clear that in the late sixth century the language was still familiar to a section of the upper classes. Among native easterners, the degree of this familiarity …
The History of Theophylact Simocatta: An English translation with introduction and notes
The History of Theophylact Simocatta
Chronicon Paschale 284-628 AD
Introduction - the chronicle and its context, sources, interests, translation Chronicon Paschale - translation and notes. Appendices: the terminal date of CP the great chronographer Ericcson's postulated textual transposition the date of Heraclius' encounter with the Avars
The Propaganda of Power: The Role of Panegyric in Late Antiquity
The 13 essays presented here shed new light on the role of panegyric in the western and eastern Roman Empire in the late antique world. Introductory chapters give an overview of panegyrical theory and practice, followed by studies of major writers of the early empire and the anonymous Panegyrici latini. The core of the volume deals with prose and verse panegyric under the Christian Roman Empire (4th-7th century): key themes addressed are social a…
Defender of the Cross: George of Pisidia on the Emperor Heraclius and his deputies
Perpetua's Passion: The Death and Memory of a Young Roman Woman
Introduction. 1. Rome: Home and Hearth, Empire and Emperor, Longing for the Divine 2. Carthage: The City, Life and Culture, Sacrifice and Suicide 3. Christian Community: Origins, Presence of the Divine, Christian Life, Confrontation with Authority 4. Prison: Prison and Trial, Dreams and Visions, The Confessors' Dreams, Final Preparations 5. The Arena: The Amphitheater, The Spectator, The Martyrs 6. Aftermath: Rome and Carthage, The Christian Comm…
A Hellenist in Late-Antique Aphrodito
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Un tempio per Giustiniano: Santa Sofia di Costantinopoli e la "Descrizione" di Paolo Silenziario . Maria Luigia Fobelli
Ecclesiastical history
Ecclesiastical (Church) history blossomed in Greek and Syriac between the late fourth and late sixth centuries CE : its “Father”was the pro‐Arian Eusebius (early 260s–339 CE ), bishop of Caesarea, while the lawyer Evagrius Scholasticus was writing in 593 CE .
George of Pisidia
The Greek encomiastic poetry of the court poet George of Pisidia is a major source for events of the 620s CE , when the emperor Herakleios was campaigning against the Persians and Constantinople was besieged by the Avars (626).
Sophronios, patriarch of Jerusalem
Born in Damascus, sophist and monk, pupil and friend of John Moschos, mentor of Maximus The Confessor, Sophronios (ca. 550–March 11, 638/9 CE ) led Chalcedonian opposition to Herakleios' monoenergist formula and was appointed patriarch of Jerusalem in 633/4.
Stephanus of Byzantium
Stephanus wrote a lost geographical gazetteer called Ethnika ( Peoples ) in more than fifty books (book 36 began with omicron), with a methodological introduction, part of a wider codification of antiquarian knowledge under Justinian I.
Paul Silentiarius
Paul the Silentiary composed a high‐flown verse description (Ekphrasis; 1,029 lines) of Justinian I's church of Hagia Sophia, Constantinople, to celebrate its re‐dedication over Christmas 562/3 CE , following restoration after a partial collapse of the dome (558) from earthquake damage.
Chronicon paschale
The Chronicon paschale ( Easter Chronicle ) is an anonymous world chronicle written in Greek in year–by–year format and preserved in one tenth–century manuscript.
Sergios I, patriarch of Constantinople
Originally from Syria and deacon of Hagia Sophia responsible for poor relief, Sergios I, patriarch of Constantinople (610–638 ce), crowned Herakleios emperor (r. 610–641) on October 5, 610 and became his ally in both politics and church matters
Writing in Greek: Classicism and compilation, interaction and transformation
A summary is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content.
Maria Dzielska and Kamilla Twardowska, Divine Men and Women in the History and Society of Late Hellenism (Byzantina et Slavica Cracoviensia VII). Krakow: Jagiellonian University Press, 2013. Pp. 168
Maria Dzielska and Kamilla Twardowska, Divine Men and Women in the History and Society of Late Hellenism (Byzantina et Slavica Cracoviensia VII). Krakow: Jagiellonian University Press, 2013. Pp. 168. - Volume 39 Issue 2
Nonnus and Biblical Epic
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