TY - BOOK
T1 - Future Knowledge and Imperial Acceptance in Late Antique Historiography and Epideixis
T2 - From Constantine to Honorius
AU - Hanaghan, Michael
A2 - Lange, Carsten Hjort
A2 - Madsen, Jesper Majbom
PY - 2024/12/16
Y1 - 2024/12/16
N2 - This book analyses late antique historiography and epideictic texts, focusing on how divine knowledge of imperial futures safeguarded the legitimacy of Roman emperors. It begins with Constantine and his tetrarchic colleagues (A), before moving to Constantius II and Julian (B), then Valens (C), and ending with Theodosius and Honorius (D).The impact of future knowledge in these texts could be felt both in the present circumstances of their composition and in perpetuity, as visions of the future reflect either the confidence or boastful arrogance of history’s protagonists, their divine inspiration or doom, and ultimately, their place in imperial memory.
AB - This book analyses late antique historiography and epideictic texts, focusing on how divine knowledge of imperial futures safeguarded the legitimacy of Roman emperors. It begins with Constantine and his tetrarchic colleagues (A), before moving to Constantius II and Julian (B), then Valens (C), and ending with Theodosius and Honorius (D).The impact of future knowledge in these texts could be felt both in the present circumstances of their composition and in perpetuity, as visions of the future reflect either the confidence or boastful arrogance of history’s protagonists, their divine inspiration or doom, and ultimately, their place in imperial memory.
UR - https://brill.com/display/title/71301
M3 - Anthology
SN - 978-90-04-71478-6
T3 - Brill's Historiography of Rome and Its Empire Series
BT - Future Knowledge and Imperial Acceptance in Late Antique Historiography and Epideixis
PB - Brill Academic Publishers
CY - Leiden & Boston
ER -