Classics/History 222 |
The Later Roman Empire from Alexander Severus to Anastasius |
Spring 2012 |
207 481 Main Street |
TR 11:30-12:45 |
Office hours: Tuesday 10:00-11:00, Thursday 1:30-2:30 and by appointment
Peter Brown, The World of Late Antiquity AD 150-750
Stephen Mitchell, A History of the Later Roman Empire, AD 284-641:
the Transformation of the Ancient World
Bryan Ward-Perkins, The Fall of Rome and the End of
Civilization
Available in the stacks:
The multi-volume work Aufstieg und Niedergang der römischen
Welt (ANRW). DG209 .T36
Thirteen volumes of Roman Imperial Coinage (RIC). CJ969 .R6
List of Roman Emperors from Augustus to Heraclius
The very useful De Imperatoribus Romanis
CAH
Volume 12
CAH
Volume 13
CAH
Volume 14
There are translated texts of many of the early church fathers as well as Eutropius' Breviarium and some of the orations of Julian and Libanius, letters from Libanius to Julian, Eunapius of Sardis Lives of the Philosophers and Sophists, Ammianus Marcellinus, and Zosimus at tertullian.org
Lacus Curtius has a variety of texts and other features, including the Historia Augusta
Paul Halsall's Internet Medieval Sourcebook also contains a variety of texts relating to the end of the classical world and Byzantine history
UVM library has an online subscription to APh. To find it, choose the link Articles & More on the main library page, then the letter A in the alphabet.
There is also a print edition of APh through 2004, shelved in Reference Z7016 .A56, and a more up to date collection in the Classics seminar room. For some things (e.g., personal names) the print version is better than the electronic one.
January
17 The importance of being Trajan; Sources
Eusebius book 3
Mitchell chapters 1-2
Introduction to the
Historia Augusta (hereafter SHA followed by the name of the Life)
Two files you should look at:19 What is late antiquity?
Bad Emperors
SHA chart
Brown Preface and chapters I-II, Ward-Perkins chapter 124 Maximinus Thrax, the Gordians, Philip the Arab, and Decius
James J. O'Donnell. "Late Antiquity: Before and After," TAPhA 134 (2004) 203-213
Clifford Ando. "Decline, Fall, and Transformation," JLA 1 (2008) 31-60 [79-11481
Edward James. "The Rise and Function of the Concept 'Late Antiquity'," JLA 1 (2008) 20-30 [79-11485See also:Frank M. Clover and R. Stephen Humphreys. "Toward a Definition of Late Antiquity," in Tradition and Innovation in Late Antiquity 3-19 DE59 .T7 1989
Peter Brown and others. "'The World of Late Antiquity' Revisited," SO72 (1997) 5-30
Bryan Ward-Perkins. "The Making of Late Antiquity," in J. Drinkwater and B. Salway, edd., Wolf Liebeschuetz Reflected: Essays Presented by Colleagues, Friends, and Pupils. London 2007. DG311 .W63 2007. Pt. 1
Arnaldo Marcone. "A Long Late Antiquity? Considerations on a Controversial Periodization," JLA 1 (2008) 4-19. [79-11486
Becoming, remaining, and being represented as emperor after the Severi
The Decian persecution
Lactantius De Mortibus Persecutorum 1-6; Eusebius book 6; SHA The Two Maximini, The Three Gordians; Eutropius 9.1-6Jason Moralee. "Maximinus Thrax and the Politics of Race in Late Antiquity," G&R 55 (2008) 55-82
John M. York, Jr. The Image of Philip the Arab. Historia 21 (1972) 320-332
H. A. Pohlsander. "Philip the Arab and Christianity," Historia 29 (1980) 463-473
H. A. Pohlsander. "The Religious Policy of Decius," ANRW II 16.3 (1986) 1826-1842
James Boykin Rives, "The Decree of Decius and the Religion of Empire," JRS 89 (1999) 135-154Some bibliography on emperors from Maximinus Thrax to Carinus
See also Herodian Books 7 and 826 Valerian, Gallienus, and the Gallic empire
SHA The Two Valerians, The Two Gallieni, Postumus, Victorinus, Tetricus (the last three are in the group The Thirty Pretenders); Eutropius 9.7-11It's all Gallienus' faultLukas de Blois. The Third Century Crisis and the Greek Elite in the Roman Empire. Historia 33 (1984) 358-377
Bibliography31 Aurelian and his immediate successors
Some Bibliography on the Sassanians
Aurelian's achievement
SHA The Deified Aurelian, Probus, Carus, Carinus and Numerian; Eutropius 9.12-17
Scarborough, J. Aurelian. Questions and Problems. CJ 68 (1973) 334-345Maps showing Roman expansion and contraction
Dmitriev, Sviatoslav. Traditions and Innovations in the Reign of Aurelian. CQ 54 (2004) 568-578Bibliography
February
2 Diocletian and Maximian
Why Iovius and Herculius?
Carausius' standing: did Diocletian and Maximian recognize him?
Panegyric of Maximian (289 CE); Eutropius 9.18-28; Aurelius Victor Liber de Caesaribus 38-39; Gregory of Tours 1.32-35Mitchell chapter 3.47-62
Sviatoslav Dmitriev. "'Good Emperors' and Emperors of the Third Century," Hermes 132 (2004) 211-224
Bill Leadbetter. "Best of Brothers: Fraternal Imagery in Panegyrics on Maximian Herculius," CPh 99 (2004) 257-266
7 Diocletian and the Tetrarchy
What was the effect of Diocletian's Edict on Maximum Prices and reform
of the currency?
Maintaining the tetrarchy?
The Price Edict; Eumenius, For the Restoration of the Schools, In Praise of Later Roman Emperors 145-177; Epitome de Caesaribus 38-40Gunnar Ellingsen. "Some Functions of Imperial Images in Tetrarchic Politics," SO 78 (2003) 30-44.
Roger Rees. "Images and Image: a Re-Examination of Tetrarchic Iconography," G&R 40 (1993) 181-200.
An image of tetrarchic unitySome bibliography relating to Diocletian and the tetrarchy
Some bibliography pertaining to Diocletian and finances; mostly relating to the Edict on Maximum Prices
Lactantius De Mortibus Persecutorum 7-24; Eusebius books 7-8The last great persecution: whose?
Those who are interested can find translations of the early church fathers at the Early Church Fathers site; the letters of Cyprian, a valuable source for the third century, are in Volume V of the Ante-Nicene Fathers.Mitchell chapter 7; Brown chapters IV-V
Some bibliography relating to the early Christian church and Rome14 Constantine and Christianity, Religion and Politics
Panegyrics of Constantine (310 and 313), In Praise of Later Roman Emperors 211-253, 288-333; Lactantius De Mortibus Persecutorum 25-52; Eusebius Life of Constantine 1.15-40 (see links here; there are several choices); Eutropius 10.1-8; Liber de Caesaribus 40-42; Epitome de Caesaribus 41-44; Gregory of Tours 1.36-38; Excerpta Valesiana first partConstantine's visionsMitchell chapter 3.62-70, chapter 8.257-263; Brown chapters VI-VII
Ramsay MacMullen. "What Difference Did Christianity Make?" Historia 35 (1986) 322-43 [to find this on JSTOR, you need to write MacMullen like this: Mac Mullen]
Claudia Rapp. "Imperial Ideology in the Making: Eusebius of Caesarea on Constantine as 'Bishop.'" JThS 49 (1998) 685-95
16 Constantine's colleagues, and his foreign policySome bibliography relating to Christians and pagans, especially after 312
Recent bibliography on Constantine
Eusebius chapters 9 and 10Constantine and Licinius
Bibliography
21 Constantine's family
Ammianus books 14-19; Eutropius 10.9-18The massacre after Constantine's deathMitchell chapter 3.70-79
Bibliography23 Julian
Claudius Mamertinus Gratiarum Actio, In Praise of Later Roman Emperors 393-436; Ammianus books 20-25Julian's tenure in Gaul: military and civil activitiesMitchell chapter 8.263-267
James J. O'Donnell. "The Demise of Paganism," Traditio 35 (1979) 45-88
Bibliography28 Saints' Lives; Monasticism
Athanasius Life of Antony (in Early Christian Lives)Brown chapter VIII
Brian Brennan. "Athanasius' 'Vita Antonii'. A Sociological Interpretation," VChr 39 (1985) 209-227
Philip Rousseau. "Antony as Teacher in the Greek Life" in Greek Biography and Panegyric in Late Antiquity, edd. Tomas Hägg and Philip Rousseau (Berkeley 2000) 89-109. PA3043 .G74 2000
Samuel Rubenson. "Philosophy and Simplicity: The Problem of Classical Education in Early Christian Biography" in Greek Biography and Panegyric in Late Antiquity, edd. Tomas Hägg and Philip Rousseau (Berkeley 2000) 110-137. PA3043 .G74 2000
See also:ThemesPeter Brown. "The Rise and Function of the Holy Man in Late Antiquity," JRS 61 (1971) 80-101
Peter Brown. "The Rise and Function of the Holy Man in Late Antiquity, 1971-1997," JECS 6 (1998) 353-376
Garth Fowden. "The Pagan Holy Man in Late Antique Society," JHS 102 (1982) 33-59
March
1 An interregnum
Ammianus book 25.5, 26.1-4; Symmachus Oration 1David Woods. Valens, Valentinian I, and the 'Iouiani Cornuti'. Studies in Latin Literature and Roman History 9 (1998) 462-486. PA6011 .S86
Christian Olariu. Datianus, Valentinian and the Rise of the Pannonian Faction. Historia 54 (2005) 351-354
Finding an emperor
13 Valentinian and Valens
Ammianus books 26-28; Ausonius Gratiarum Actio; Epitome de Caesaribus 45-47; Gregory of Tours 1.39-48The revolt of ProcopiusMitchell chapter 3.79-84
15 Valens and Gratian
Ammianus books 29-30
Valens and the opposition
20 Adrianople
Ammianus book 31Why didn't Valens wait for Gratian?Noel Lenski. "Initium mali Romano imperio: Contemporary Reactions to the Battle of Adrianople," TAPhA 127 (1997) 129-168
Bibliography on Adrianople, causes, and aftermath22 Christianissimus princeps
Pacatus Panegyric of Theodosius, In Praise of Later Roman Emperors 437-516; Epitome de Caesaribus 48; Symmachus On the Altar of Victory; Ambrose's reply: Ep. 17Theodosius and Magnus MaximusMitchell chapter 3.84-89
Bibliography27 Outsiders I: Ammianus Marcellinus
Brown chapter IIIAmmianus' loyalties
Bibliography on Ammianus29 Outsiders II: Stilicho and Alaric
Claudian The Gothic WarThe eastern policy of StilichoMitchell chapter 3.89-96
Bibliography on Stilicho (inter alios)April
Sulpicius Severus Life of St Martin of Tours (in Early Christian Lives); Sacred History of Sulpicius Severus; read 2.46 (II.XLVI) to end; Procopius' History: Sack of Rome under Alaric and Vandals under Gaiseric conquer North AfricaGalla PlacidiaBrown chapter X; Mitchell chapter 4.101-113; Ward-Perkins chapters 2-3
Bibliography5 Rome
Rutilius Namatianus De reditu suo; Gregory the Great Life of Benedict (in Early Christian Lives)The idea of RomanitasLellia Cracco Ruggini. "Rome in Late Antiquity: Clientship, Urban Topography, and Prosopography," CPh 98 (2003) 366-382
Bibliography10 Augustine
Augustine City of God books 1-5, 19, 22; Political Writings 213-229Augustine on just war and other problemsMitchell chapter 8.268-295
Please visit James O'Donnell's web pages on Augustine, Boethius and Cassiodorus
The site devoted to Augustine has many resources, including texts and bibliography
Bibliography12 Barbarians and the Roman army
AttilaJordanes History of the Goths XXXIII-LX
Mitchell chapter 4.113-124; Ward-Perkins chapters 4-6
Bibliography17 Senators and Bishops and Emperors: Sidonius Apollinaris
Sidonius Apollinaris Letters book I.II, IX, XI; III.III; VII.I, VI; VIII.IXSidonius' verse panegyricsIntroduction to the Letters of Sidonius; Brown chapters IX-X
Not before time: a website devoted to Sidonius Apollinaris
Bibliography
19 The Economy
Mitchell, chapters 9 and 10The Bagaudae
John Drinkwater, "Patronage in Roman Gaul and the Problem of the Bagaudae," in Patronage in Ancient Society (see general bibliography) 189-203
Zeev Rubin, "Mass Movements in Late Antiquity: Appearances and Realities," in Leaders and Masses in the Roman World: Studies in Honor of Zvi Yavetz, edd. I. Malkin and Z. W. Rubinsohn (1995) 129-187
Bibliography
24 Senators and Bishops: Ruricius of Limoges
Mitchell chapter 626 Venantius Fortunatus
Gregory of Tours History of the Franks book 2Brian Brennan. "Venantius Fortunatus: Byzantine Agent?", Byzantion 65 (1995) 7-16 OR (same author) "The Career of Venantius Fortunatus," Traditio 41 (1985) 49-78
Yitzhak Hen. "Clovis, Gregory of Tours, and pro-Merovingian Propaganda," RBPh 71 (1993) 271-276
Brown chapter XI
BibliographyMay
Ward-Perkins chapters 7 and 811 Research projects due by 1:30 p.m.
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