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Description

1. xi, 340 pages; 24 cm.

Summary

1. "The political instability of the Severan Period (AD 193-235) destroyed the High Imperial consensus about the Roman past and caused both rulers and subjects constantly to re-imagine and re-narrate both recent events and the larger shape of Greco-Roman history and cultural identity. This book examines the narratives put out by the new dynasty, and how the literary elite responded with divergent visions of their own. It focuses on four long Greek narrative texts from the period (by Cassius Dio, Philostratus and Herodian), each of which constructs its own version of the empire, each defined by different Greek and Roman elements and each differently affected by dynastic change, especially that from Antonine to Severan. Innovative theories of narrative are used to produce new readings of these works that bring political, literary and cultural perspectives together in a unified presentation of the Severan era as a distinctive historical moment"--

Series statement

1. Greek culture in the Roman world

Uniform title

1. Greek culture in the Roman world.

Subject

1. Cassius Dio Cocceianus
2. Herodian
3. Philostratus, the Athenian, active 2nd century-3rd century
4. Greek prose literature
5. Rome > History > Severans, 193-235

Contents

1. Introduction -- From Antonine to Severan -- Cassius Dio: The Last Annalist -- Philostratus' Apollonius: Hellenic Perfection on an Imperial Stage -- Philostratus' Sophists: Hellas' Antonine Golden Age -- Herodian: A Dysfunctional Rome -- Conclusion: From "Severan" to "Third-Century" Appendix: The Date of Composition of Dio's History -- The Dates and Addressees of Philostratus' Apollonius and Sophists -- The Date, Scope and Author of Herodian's History.
2. Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction; 2. From Antonine to Severan; 3. Cassius Dio: the last Annalist; 4. Philostratus' Apollonius: Hellenic perfection on an imperial stage; 5. Philostratus' Sophists: Hellas' Antonine golden age; 6. Herodian: a dysfunctional Rome; Appendix 1. The date of composition of Dio's history; Appendix 2. The dates and addressees of Philostratus' Apollonius and Sophists; Appendix 3. The date, scope and author of Herodian's history.

Call number

1. JFE 14-7093

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Author

1. Kemezis, Adam M., 1977- author.

Title

1. Greek narratives of the Roman Empire under the Severans : Cassius Dio, Philostratus and Herodian / Adam M. Kemezis.

Publisher

1. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2014.

Type of content

1. text

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. volume

Series

1. Greek culture in the Roman world
2. Greek culture in the Roman world.

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.

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1. Cover image

LCCN

1. 2014019436

ISBN

1. 9781107062726 (hardback)
2. 1107062721 (hardback)

Research call number

1. JFE 14-7093