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Helena Augusta
Mother of the Empire
Taschenbuch von Julia Hillner
Sprache: Englisch

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Helena Augusta traces the life story of Flavia Iulia Helena, Augusta of the Roman world and mother of the first Christian emperor Constantine. Her life generated literary outrage, beautiful imperial artwork, and entertaining legends, and offers a unique perspective on the roles of imperial women in fourth-century dynastic politics.
Helena Augusta traces the life story of Flavia Iulia Helena, Augusta of the Roman world and mother of the first Christian emperor Constantine. Her life generated literary outrage, beautiful imperial artwork, and entertaining legends, and offers a unique perspective on the roles of imperial women in fourth-century dynastic politics.
Über den Autor
Julia Hillner is Professor of Ancient History at the Bonn Center for Dependency and Slavery Studies, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn. She is the author of Prison, Punishment and Penance in Late Antiquity.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • Acknowledgements

  • Abbreviations

  • Timeline of the Constantinian, Valentinian and Theodosian Dynasties

  • Dramatis Personae

  • Family Tree

  • Maps

  • Introduction: Writing Helena

  • The Case for (Chronological) Biography

  • Writing Helena's Life Forwards: Of Places, Gaps and Relationships

  • Helena, Dynasty, and Power

  • Part I: Extra (c. 248-c.289)

  • Chapter 1: On the Frontiers

  • Demographics

  • Helena and the 'Crisis of the Third Century'

  • Meeting Constantius

  • Chapter 2: Weather Eye on the Horizon

  • Legalities

  • Helena at Naissus and Salona

  • Helena's Tetrarchy

  • Part II: Off-Stage (c. 289-c. 317)

  • Chapter 3: Sister Act

  • Lost Girl: Theodora

  • Fausta's Nose

  • Pruning the Tree

  • Waiting in the Wings, Becoming Christian?

  • Chapter 4: The Necklace Affair

  • The Tomb at %Sarkamen

  • Divine Mothers

  • The Augusta in the East

  • Fair Game: Empresses as Prey

  • Part III: Centre-Stage (c.317-c.329)

  • Chapter 5: Keeping Up Appearances

  • The Road to Thessalonica: A Wedding, a Conspiracy, and a War

  • The Augusta-Double

  • Fausta, Super Star

  • Chapter 6: Roman Holiday

  • Palace Life

  • Helena and Constantine's Churches in Rome

  • New Look

  • Chapter 7: Four Deaths and an Anniversary

  • Murders in the Family

  • Becoming Genetrix

  • Chapter 8: From Here to Eternity

  • The Travelling Empress: Conflicting Portraits

  • Helena, the Pilgrim?

  • On the Road

  • A New Jezebel

  • Empresses in the Holy Land

  • Part IV: Curtain and Encores (c.329-c. 600)

  • Chapter 9: Burying an Empress

  • Final Honours

  • Rebranching the Tree

  • Coming Through Slaughter

  • Chapter 10: Silence of the Empress

  • Extending Helena: Constantina

  • Burying Empresses, One More Time

  • Countering Helena: Justina

  • Chapter 11: New Model Empress

  • Ambrose's Helena

  • Reviving Helena's Look: Flaccilla and Thermantia

  • Reviving Helena in Action

  • Emulating Helena: Galla Placidia and Eudocia

  • A 'New Helena' in Name: Pulcheria

  • Being Helena: Radegund

  • Epilogue

  • Ancient Sources

  • Modern Studies

  • Index

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2022
Genre: Religion & Theologie
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9780190875305
ISBN-10: 0190875305
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Hillner, Julia
Hersteller: Oxford University Press
Maße: 235 x 162 x 37 mm
Von/Mit: Julia Hillner
Erscheinungsdatum: 29.11.2022
Gewicht: 0,635 kg
Artikel-ID: 122088831
Über den Autor
Julia Hillner is Professor of Ancient History at the Bonn Center for Dependency and Slavery Studies, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn. She is the author of Prison, Punishment and Penance in Late Antiquity.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • Acknowledgements

  • Abbreviations

  • Timeline of the Constantinian, Valentinian and Theodosian Dynasties

  • Dramatis Personae

  • Family Tree

  • Maps

  • Introduction: Writing Helena

  • The Case for (Chronological) Biography

  • Writing Helena's Life Forwards: Of Places, Gaps and Relationships

  • Helena, Dynasty, and Power

  • Part I: Extra (c. 248-c.289)

  • Chapter 1: On the Frontiers

  • Demographics

  • Helena and the 'Crisis of the Third Century'

  • Meeting Constantius

  • Chapter 2: Weather Eye on the Horizon

  • Legalities

  • Helena at Naissus and Salona

  • Helena's Tetrarchy

  • Part II: Off-Stage (c. 289-c. 317)

  • Chapter 3: Sister Act

  • Lost Girl: Theodora

  • Fausta's Nose

  • Pruning the Tree

  • Waiting in the Wings, Becoming Christian?

  • Chapter 4: The Necklace Affair

  • The Tomb at %Sarkamen

  • Divine Mothers

  • The Augusta in the East

  • Fair Game: Empresses as Prey

  • Part III: Centre-Stage (c.317-c.329)

  • Chapter 5: Keeping Up Appearances

  • The Road to Thessalonica: A Wedding, a Conspiracy, and a War

  • The Augusta-Double

  • Fausta, Super Star

  • Chapter 6: Roman Holiday

  • Palace Life

  • Helena and Constantine's Churches in Rome

  • New Look

  • Chapter 7: Four Deaths and an Anniversary

  • Murders in the Family

  • Becoming Genetrix

  • Chapter 8: From Here to Eternity

  • The Travelling Empress: Conflicting Portraits

  • Helena, the Pilgrim?

  • On the Road

  • A New Jezebel

  • Empresses in the Holy Land

  • Part IV: Curtain and Encores (c.329-c. 600)

  • Chapter 9: Burying an Empress

  • Final Honours

  • Rebranching the Tree

  • Coming Through Slaughter

  • Chapter 10: Silence of the Empress

  • Extending Helena: Constantina

  • Burying Empresses, One More Time

  • Countering Helena: Justina

  • Chapter 11: New Model Empress

  • Ambrose's Helena

  • Reviving Helena's Look: Flaccilla and Thermantia

  • Reviving Helena in Action

  • Emulating Helena: Galla Placidia and Eudocia

  • A 'New Helena' in Name: Pulcheria

  • Being Helena: Radegund

  • Epilogue

  • Ancient Sources

  • Modern Studies

  • Index

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2022
Genre: Religion & Theologie
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9780190875305
ISBN-10: 0190875305
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Hillner, Julia
Hersteller: Oxford University Press
Maße: 235 x 162 x 37 mm
Von/Mit: Julia Hillner
Erscheinungsdatum: 29.11.2022
Gewicht: 0,635 kg
Artikel-ID: 122088831
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