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Greek Narratives of the Roman Empire under the Severans Adam M. Kemezis (University of Alberta)

Greek Narratives of the Roman Empire under the Severans By Adam M. Kemezis (University of Alberta)

Greek Narratives of the Roman Empire under the Severans by Adam M. Kemezis (University of Alberta)

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Explores how Greek authors reacted to Roman political change, and how the unprecedented upheavals of the later empire were reflected in literary culture. For specialists in ancient historiography, it applies innovative literary theories of narrative to authors who have generated increased interest in recent years.

Greek Narratives of the Roman Empire under the Severans Summary

Greek Narratives of the Roman Empire under the Severans: Cassius Dio, Philostratus and Herodian by Adam M. Kemezis (University of Alberta)

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.

Greek Narratives of the Roman Empire under the Severans Reviews

'[A] very readable volume, which is well-produced ... based on the successful use of novel approaches and original questions. It will surely be essential reading for students and specialists in Classics and Roman imperial history.' Alexander V. Makhlaiuk, Bryn Mawr Classical Review

About Adam M. Kemezis (University of Alberta)

Adam M. Kemezis is Associate Professor in the Department of History and Classics, University of Alberta.

Table of Contents

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.

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NLS9781107638761
9781107638761
1107638763
Greek Narratives of the Roman Empire under the Severans: Cassius Dio, Philostratus and Herodian by Adam M. Kemezis (University of Alberta)
Adam M. Kemezis (University of Alberta)
Greek Culture in the Roman World
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Cambridge University Press
2020-11-26
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