Five Apologists and Marcus Aurelius
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4064628 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert M Grant (0000-0002-0851-7085, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1988 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1 |
| Publication date | 1988-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Vigiliae Christianae (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0042-6032 • E-ISSN: 1570-0720 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1584466 |
| OpenAlex | W4231869994, W2002748738 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 26 |
FIVE APOLOGISTS AND MARCUS AURELIUS BY ROBERT M. GRANT Five of the eight earliest Christian apologists wrote their works not long after the revolt of Avidius Cassius in the year 175, and three of them set forth the Christian hope for accommodation with the empire. These men were Apollinaris of Hierapolis, Melito of Sardis, and Athenagoras of Athens. Tatian, perhaps from Antioch, reflects changed circumstances. Miltiades probably does so too. Several years before this revolt Roman troops were defending the northern frontier when lightning struck an enemy military engine and, later in the year, torrential rains provided water for Roman
Archaeology · Biblical studies · Classical Antiquity Studies · Historical and Linguistic Studies · History · Philosophy
The world-view
The Sassanians
The individual and the gods
Coinage and taxation
Developments in provincial and local administration
The new state of Diocletian and Constantine
The army
Public religion
General developments
The Germanic peoples and Germanic society
The age of the Severans
The Reign of Constantine, a.d. 306–337
Egypt from Septimius Severus to the death of Constantine
Maximinus to Diocletian and the ‘crisis’
Epiclassical law
Armenia and the eastern marches
The government and administration of the empire in the central decades of the third century
Christianity, a.d. 70–192
Diocletian and the first tetrarchy, a.d. 284–305
High classical law
Third-century Christianity
The Severan dynasty
Apologetic Literature and Ambassadorial Activities
The Cambridge Ancient History
Divine Representation in Documentary Style
Melito of Sardis on Tyranny and the Reign of Marcus Aurelius
| Citations per year | 0.7 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1989 - 2024 (36) |
| Highly cited | No |