Marcus Aurelius' rain miracle and the Marcomannic wars / by Peter Kovacs.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kovács, Péter, 1969-

Series:

Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum ; 308.

Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum. History and archaeology of classical antiquity.

Mnemosyne. Supplements, 0169-8958 ; v. 308. History and archaeology of classical antiquity

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marcomannic War, 167-180--Religious aspects.

Marcomannic War, 167-180.

Miracles.

Rome--Religion.

Rome.

Rome--History--Marcus Aurelius, 161-180.

Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome, 121-180.

Marcus Aurelius.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (320 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The longest war of the Roman imperial period is the war Marcus Aurelius waged with the northern German and Sarmatian tribes. The best-known events of these wars were the lightning and rain miracles. Divine intervention saved the Roman troops who were surrounded by the Germans and suffering from a water shortage, by means of a lightning and rain miracle. Thunderbolts struck the enemy while the rain soothed the Romans’ suffering. Several pagan and Christian versions of the miracle existed already in Antiquity. Péter Kovács examines these events and their sources in detail. The most important source is the Column of Marcus Aurelius in Rome. The scenes of the column depict the miracles as well and therefore it was studied separately. The author also sketches the history of the Marcomannic wars. He publishes all the sources of the miracles and examines the development of the legend from Antiquity to the 14th century.

Contents:

Preliminary Materials / Péter Kovács

Chapter One. The Rain Miracle / Péter Kovács

Chapter Two. Research History Of The Rain Miracle / Péter Kovács

Chapter Three. Sources For The Rain Miracle / Péter Kovács

Chapter Four. The Rain Miracle In Medieval Latin And Byzantine Sources / Péter Kovács

Chapter Five. Coins And The Rain Miracle / Péter Kovács

Chapter Six. The Forged Letter Attributed To Marcus Aurelius / Péter Kovács

Chapter Seven. Julian Theurgistes And The Rain Miracle / Péter Kovács

Chapter Eight. The Lightning And Rain Miracles / Péter Kovács

Chapter Nine. The Column Of Marcus Aurelius / Péter Kovács

Chapter Ten. The Scenes On The Column Of Marcus Aurelius / Péter Kovács

Chapter Eleven. Marcomannic-Quadian Assault On Italy / Péter Kovács

Chapter Twelve. Pannonia And The Marcomannic Wars / Péter Kovács

Chapter Thirteen. The Dating Of The Scenes On The Column Of Marcus Aurelius / Péter Kovács

Bibliography / Péter Kovács

Index Of Names / Péter Kovács

Index Of Sources / Péter Kovács.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-288) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-282-39835-0

9786612398353

90-474-4326-8

OCLC:

593229469

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004166394.i-302 DOI