Adam Serfass
Biographic Data
| ID | 5717089 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Adam Serfass |
| GIVEN NAMES | Adam |
| FAMILY NAME | Serfass |
| SIGNATURE | SERFASS A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Kenyon College |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Ambrose of Milan, Letter outside the Collection 1 to His Sister
Ambrose’s tenure as metropolitan bishop of an imperial capital brought him into considerable contact with the eastern emperor Theodosius I, who frequently resided in Milan during his visits to the West, especially from 388 to 391. Ambrose’s engagement with the emperor was confrontational. For instance, early in his stay, at a church service, Theodosius sought to take communion with the priests at the altar, as was the custom in Constantinople, bu…
The Cambridge Edition of Early Christian Writings
The Cambridge Edition of Early Christian Writings provides the definitive anthology of early Christian texts, from ca. 100 CE to ca. 650 CE. Its volumes reflect the cultural, intellectual, and linguistic diversity of early Christianity, and are organized thematically on the topics of God, Practice, Christ, and Community. The series expands the pool of source material to include not only Greek and Latin writings, but also Syriac and Coptic texts. …
Ambrose of Milan, Letter 77 to His Sister
The son of a praetorian prefect, well-educated and well-connected, Ambrose was governor of Aemilia and Liguria when, in 374, he was unexpectedly acclaimed bishop of Milan, though he was not yet even baptized. He was an able administrator, a benefactor of the poor and builder of churches, an innovative liturgist who composed hymns still sung today, and an eloquent preacher who dazzled congregants with allegorizing expositions of the Old Testament …
Maxentius as Xerxes in Eusebius of Caesarea's Accounts of the Battle of the Milvian Bridge
Of the many accounts of the Battle of the Milvian Bridge in a.d. 312 written soon after the conflict, only those of Eusebius of Caesarea have Maxentius cross the Tiber on a bridge of boats to face the forces of Constantine. This detail, it is here argued, suggests that Maxentius may be seen as a latter-day Xerxes, the Persian emperor who, in preparation for his invasion of Greece in 480 b.c. , famously spanned the Hellespont with a pair of boat-b…
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Maxentius as Xerxes in Eusebius of Caesarea's Accounts of the Battle of the Milvian Bridge
Of the many accounts of the Battle of the Milvian Bridge in a.d. 312 written soon after the conflict, only those of Eusebius of Caesarea have Maxentius cross the Tiber on a bridge of boats to face the forces of Constantine. This detail, it is here argued, suggests that Maxentius may be seen as a latter-day Xerxes, the Persian emperor who, in preparation for his invasion of Greece in 480 b.c. , famously spanned the Hellespont with a pair of boat-b…
Ambrose of Milan, Letter outside the Collection 1 to His Sister
Ambrose’s tenure as metropolitan bishop of an imperial capital brought him into considerable contact with the eastern emperor Theodosius I, who frequently resided in Milan during his visits to the West, especially from 388 to 391. Ambrose’s engagement with the emperor was confrontational. For instance, early in his stay, at a church service, Theodosius sought to take communion with the priests at the altar, as was the custom in Constantinople, bu…
The Cambridge Edition of Early Christian Writings
The Cambridge Edition of Early Christian Writings provides the definitive anthology of early Christian texts, from ca. 100 CE to ca. 650 CE. Its volumes reflect the cultural, intellectual, and linguistic diversity of early Christianity, and are organized thematically on the topics of God, Practice, Christ, and Community. The series expands the pool of source material to include not only Greek and Latin writings, but also Syriac and Coptic texts. …
Ambrose of Milan, Letter 77 to His Sister
The son of a praetorian prefect, well-educated and well-connected, Ambrose was governor of Aemilia and Liguria when, in 374, he was unexpectedly acclaimed bishop of Milan, though he was not yet even baptized. He was an able administrator, a benefactor of the poor and builder of churches, an innovative liturgist who composed hymns still sung today, and an eloquent preacher who dazzled congregants with allegorizing expositions of the Old Testament …
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