Pagans and Christians in Late Antique Rome: Conflict, Competition, and Coexistence in the Fourth Century

doi:10.1017/CBO9781316274989

This book sheds new light on the religious and consequently social changes taking place in late antique Rome. The essays in this volume argue that the once-dominant notion of pagan-Christian religious conflict cannot fully explain the texts and artifacts, as well as the social, religious, and political realities of late antique Rome. Together, the essays demonstrate that the fourth-century city was a more fluid, vibrant, and complex place than was previously thought. Competition between diverse groups in Roman society - be it pagans with Christians, Christians with Christians, or pagans with pagans - did create tensions and hostility, but it also allowed for coexistence and reduced the likelihood of overt violent, physical conflict. Competition and coexistence, along with conflict, emerge as still central paradigms for those who seek to understand the transformations of Rome from the age of Constantine through the early fifth century.

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv
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Contents
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List of Illustrations
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Biographies of Authors
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Acknowledgments
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Introduction
pp 1-8
- By Rita Lizzi Testa, professor of Roman history at the Università degli Studi di Perugia., Michele Renee Salzman, professor of history at the University of California, Riverside, Marianne Sághy, professor at the Central European University in Budapest
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Part I - SENATORIAL POLITICS AND RELIGIOUS CONFLICT
pp 9-10
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1 - Constantine and the Roman Senate: Conflict, Cooperation, and Concealed Resistance
pp 11-45
- By Michele Renee Salzman, professor of history at the University of California, Riverside
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2 - Beyond Pagans and Christians: Politics and Intra-Christian Conflict in the Controversy over the altar of Victory
pp 46-63
- By Robert R. Chenault, professor of history and classics at Willamette University
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3 - Were Pagans Afraid to Speak Their Minds in a Christian World? The Correspondence of Symmachus
pp 64-112
- By Alan Cameron, Charles Anthon Professor of the Latin Language and Literature, Emeritus, at Columbia University.
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Part II - The Construction of New Religious Identities
pp 113-114
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4 - Christians and the Invention of Paganism in the Late Roman Empire
pp 115-138
- By Thomas Jürgasch, scientific assistant at the Faculty of Theology, University of Freiburg
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5 - Late Antique Divi and Imperial Priests of the Late Fourth and Early Fifth Centuries
pp 139-161
- By Douglas Boin, professor of ancient and late antique Mediterranean history at Saint Louis University
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6 - Artis heu magicis : The Label of Magic in Fourth-Century Conflicts and Disputes
pp 162-177
- By Maijastina Kahlos, University of Helsinki and has published several books, including
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7 - Crowd Behavior in Late Antique Rome
pp 178-194
- By Daniëlle Slootjes, Department of History, Radboud University Nijmegen
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Part III - Pagans and Christians: Coexistence and Competition
pp 195-196
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Section A - Pagans and Religious Practices in Christian Rome
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8 - Reinterpreting the Cult of Mithras
pp 197-212
- By Jonas Bjørnebye, the author of several articles and is preparing a book. His most recent publication
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9 - Napkin Art: Carmina contra paganos and the Difference Satire Made in Fourth-Century Rome
pp 213-231
- By Dennis E. Trout, professor of classical studies at the University of Missouri
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10 - Poetry and Pagans in Late Antique Rome: The Case of the Senator “Converted from the Christian Religion to Servitude to the Idols”
pp 232-250
- By Neil McLynn, university lecturer in later Roman history at Oxford University
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11 - Professiones Gentiliciae: The Collegia of Rome between Paganism and Christianity
pp 251-270
- By Francesca Diosono, Alexander von Humboldt Advanced Research Fellow at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität
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Section B - Death and the Afterlife
pp 271-272
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12 - Reinterpreting “Pagans” and “Christians” from Rome's Late Antique Mortuary Evidence
pp 273-290
- By Nicola Denzey Lewis, visiting associate professor at Brown University and works on the intellectual
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13 - On the Form and Function of Constantine's Circiform Funerary Basilicas in Rome
pp 291-313
- By Monica Hellström, Junior Research Fellow in the Department of Classics and Ancient History at Durham University
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14 - Romanae gloria plebis: Bishop Damasus and the Traditions of Rome
pp 314-329
- By Marianne Sághy, associate professor at the Central European University in Budapest
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15 - Storytelling and Cultural Memory in the Making: Celebrating Pagan and Christian Founders of Rome
pp 330-342
- By Gitte Lønstrup Dal Santo, was formerly the assistant director at the Danish Institute at Rome
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Section C - Reading Religious Iconography as Evidence for Pagan–Christian Relations
pp 343-344
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16 - Rome and Imagery in Late Antiquity: Perception and Use of Statues
pp 345-359
- By Caroline Michel D'annoville, former member of the École française de Rome, is an archaeologist and is currently Professeur d'archéologie, Université Paris-Sorbonne
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17 - What to Do with Sacra Antiqua? A Reinterpretation of the Sculptures from S. Martino ai Monti in Rome
pp 360-378
- By Silviu Anghel, researcher at the Bildung und Religion – Courant Forschung Zentrum of the University of Göttingen
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18 - Myth and Salvation in the Fourth Century: Representations of Hercules in Christian Contexts
pp 379-400
- By Levente Nagy, associate professor at the University of Pécs and an archaeological advisor of the Gyula Forster National Centre for Cultural Heritage Management
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