Barbarians and bishops : army, church, and state in the age of Arcadius and Chrysostom / J.H.W.G. Liebeschuetz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Liebeschuetz, J. H. W. G. (John Hugo Wolfgang Gideon)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

John Chrysostom, Saint, -407--Adversaries.

John Chrysostom.

John Chrysostom, Saint, -407.

German mercenaries--Byzantine Empire.

German mercenaries.

Enemies.

Byzantine Empire--History--Arcadius, 395-408.

Byzantine Empire.

History.

Physical Description:

xiv, 312 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1990.

Summary:

In this illuminating study Liebeschuetz examines two fundamental themes of Late Antiquity: the barbarization of the Roman army and the interrelation of Church and secular government. He discusses Alaric's Goths in the West, who were treated as a federate regiment rather than a migrating tribe; how the civilian authorities at Constantinople maintained control over the largely German army in a conflict that culminated in the Gainas rising; and how the same authorities came into conflict with John Chrysostom, the bishop of Constantinople, and had him deposed.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0198148860 :

OCLC:

20094062