Religion, Dynasty, and Patronage in Early Christian Rome, 300–900

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Traces the central role played by aristocratic patronage in the transformation of the city of Rome at the end of antiquity. It moves away from privileging the administrative and institutional developments related to the rise of papal authority as the paramount theme in the city's post-classical history. Instead the focus shifts to the networks of reciprocity between patrons and their dependents. Using material culture and social theory to challenge traditional readings of the textual sources, the volume undermines the teleological picture of ecclesiastical sources such as the Liber Pontificalis, and presents the lay, clerical, and ascetic populations of the city of Rome at the end of antiquity as interacting in a fluid environment of alliance-building and status negotiation. By focusing on the city whose aristocracy is the best documented of any ancient population, the volume makes an important contribution to understanding the role played by elites across the end of antiquity.

"This volume contains scholarly and often innovative essays designed for scholars and late antiquity and the early Middle Ages." --H-Net

"This book is a major contribution to be consulted by anyone looking at Rome and its influence in the early Middle Ages."--Early Medieval Europe

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Frontmatter
pp i-vi
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Contents
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Acknowledgements
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List of contributors
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Abbreviations
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Introduction
pp 1-18
- By Kate Cooper, Director of the Centre for Late Antiquity, University of Manchester, Julia Hillner, British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow, Centre for Late Antiquity, Department of Classics and Ancient History, University of Manchester
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PART I - ICONS OF AUTHORITY: POPE AND EMPEROR
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1 - From emperor to pope? Ceremonial, space, and authority at Rome from Constantine to Gregory the Great
pp 21-58
- By Mark Humphries, Professor of Ancient History, University of Swansea
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2 - Memory and authority in sixth-century Rome: the Liber Pontificalis and the Collectio Avellana
pp 59-76
- By Kate Blair-Dixon
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PART II - LAY, CLERICAL, AND ASCETIC CONTEXTS FOR THE ROMAN GESTA MARTYRUM
pp 77-78
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3 - Domestic conversions: households and bishops in the late antique ‘papal legends’
pp 79-114
- By Kristina Sessa, Assistant Professor of History, Ohio State University
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4 - Agnes and Constantia: domesticity and cult patronage in the Passion of Agnes
pp 115-139
- By Hannah Jones
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5 - ‘A church in the house of the saints’: property and power in the Passion of John and Paul
pp 140-162
- By Conrad Leyser, Senior Lecturer in Medieval History, University of Manchester
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PART III - RELIGION, DYNASTY, AND PATRONAGE
pp 163-164
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6 - Poverty, obligation, and inheritance: Roman heiresses and the varieties of senatorial Christianity in fifth-century Rome
pp 165-189
- By Kate Cooper, Director of the Centre for Late Antiquity, University of Manchester
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7 - Demetrias ancilla dei: Anicia Demetrias and the problem of the missing patron
pp 190-224
- By Anne Kurdock, Teaching Fellow in the Department of Religions and Theology, University of Manchester
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8 - Families, patronage, and the titular churches of Rome, c. 300–c. 600
pp 225-261
- By Julia Hillner, British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Classics and Ancient History, Centre for Late Antiquity, University of Manchester
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9 - To be the neighbour of St Stephen: patronage, martyr cult, and Roman monasteries, c. 600–c. 900
pp 262-287
- By Marios Costambeys, Lecturer in Medieval History, University of Liverpool; Director of the Liverpool Centre for Medieval Studies, Conrad Leyser, Senior Lecturer in Medieval History, University of Manchester
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Bibliography
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Index
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Contents

Frontmatter
pp i-vi

Contents
pp vii-viii

Acknowledgements
pp ix-xi

List of contributors
pp xii-xiii

Abbreviations
pp xiv-xvi

Introduction
pp 1-18

PART I - ICONS OF AUTHORITY: POPE AND EMPEROR
pp 19-20

1 - From emperor to pope? Ceremonial, space, and authority at Rome from Constantine to Gregory the Great
pp 21-58

2 - Memory and authority in sixth-century Rome: the Liber Pontificalis and the Collectio Avellana
pp 59-76

PART II - LAY, CLERICAL, AND ASCETIC CONTEXTS FOR THE ROMAN GESTA MARTYRUM
pp 77-78

3 - Domestic conversions: households and bishops in the late antique ‘papal legends’
pp 79-114

4 - Agnes and Constantia: domesticity and cult patronage in the Passion of Agnes
pp 115-139

5 - ‘A church in the house of the saints’: property and power in the Passion of John and Paul
pp 140-162

PART III - RELIGION, DYNASTY, AND PATRONAGE
pp 163-164

6 - Poverty, obligation, and inheritance: Roman heiresses and the varieties of senatorial Christianity in fifth-century Rome
pp 165-189

7 - Demetrias ancilla dei: Anicia Demetrias and the problem of the missing patron
pp 190-224

8 - Families, patronage, and the titular churches of Rome, c. 300–c. 600
pp 225-261

9 - To be the neighbour of St Stephen: patronage, martyr cult, and Roman monasteries, c. 600–c. 900
pp 262-287

Bibliography
pp 288-316

Index
pp 317-327

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