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Dirk Rohmann zufolge sahen die erhaltenen hellenistischen Historiker im harmonischen Zusammenwirken der Seelen gemäß der kosmischen Ordnung eine wesentliche Ursache für den Aufstieg und Fall von Staaten. Sowohl Polybios als auch Diodor begründen den Aufstieg Roms mit der seelischen Gesundheit der römischen Gesellschaft und deren Einklang mit der Götterwelt, umgekehrt den von ihnen empfundenen Niedergang und Freiheitsverlust der griechischen St...

This volume explores how forced movement and exile of clerics developed over time and ultimately came to shape interactions between the late-antique Roman Empire, the Byzantine, post-Roman, and early medieval worlds. It investigates the politics and legal mechanics of ecclesiastical exile, the locations associated with life in exile, both in literary sources and in material culture, as well as the multitude of strategies which ancient and earl...

Only a small fraction of ancient literature survives-less than one percent, estimates reveal. While the reasons vary, it is an irony that Christianity, often regarded as responsible for the proliferation and spread of books and book culture, was likewise active in suppressing and destroying books in Late Antiquity. Author Dirk Rohmann assembles the evidence for the role played in book-burning by Christian institutions, writers, and saints duri...

It is estimated that only a small fraction, less than 1 per cent, of ancient literature has survived to the present day. The role of Christian authorities in the active suppression and destruction of books in Late Antiquity has received surprisingly little sustained consideration by academics. In an approach that presents evidence for the role played by Christian institutions, writers and saints, this book analyses a broad range of literary an...