Sidonius Apollinaris and the Fall of Rome, Ad 407-485

Name: Sidonius Apollinaris and the Fall of Rome, Ad 407-485
Brand: OUP Oxford
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By Jill Harries

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The fifth century AD was a period of military turmoil and political upheaval in Western Europe. The career of the Gallo-Roman senator and bishop, Sidonius Apollinaris (c.430-c.485), holder of government office under three Roman emperors and later Bishop of Clermont Ferrand, vividly illustrates the processes which undermined Roman rule. A champion of Latin letters and Roman aristocratic values, Sidonius was also for most of his career an advocate of co-operation with the Goths of Aquitaine. Both a career politician and an ardent Christian, Sidonius in his writings reveals the confusion of loyalties afflicting an aristocracy under threat and the compromises necessary for survival. This book, the first in English on its subject for sixty years, argues that Sidonius adapted literary conventions and exploited accepted techniques of allusion to explain his dilemmas, justify his own role, and convey his personal understanding of and response to the fall of Rome.

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Edition:: 1
Number of Pages:: 312
Release Date:: 1995-02-16
Publication Date:: 1995-01-05
Publisher:: OUP Oxford
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 0198144725
ISBN13:: 9780198144724
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Weight:: 573 g
Height:: 145 cm
Width:: 222 cm
Thickness:: 22 cm

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