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This book aims to shed new light on asceticism of the heart and imperial Christian aspects in the ascetic life of Melania the Younger, in particular, and of a specific group of Roman aristocratic ascetic women, in general. The author draws on the examination of rhetorical language and textual production of the Life of Melania the Younger written in the fifth century. In so doing, the author investigates the broader religious and socio-cultural contexts of the two forms of conflicting rhetorics in the text, according to socio-rhetorical criticism. The tension of the dual subjectivity arising from the asceticism of the heart and the ideological and material aspects of Christian imperialism in the context of Jerusalem and Constantinople takes the reader into unexplored intellectual territory.

Askese --- Rhetorik --- Soziokultur --- Hagiografie --- Frau --- Aristokratie --- Mönchtum --- Kirchengeschichtsschreibung --- Römisches Reich --- Ägypten

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Geschichte 200 v. Chr.-69 --- Römisches Reich --- Römisches Reich --- (Produktform)Electronic book text --- Alte Geschichte --- Frühe Kaiserzeit --- Politische Kommunikation --- Politische Kultur --- Römische Republik --- Symbolische Interaktion --- Trauerkultur --- (VLB-WN)9553 --- (DDC-Sachgruppen der Deutschen Nationalbibliografie)930

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The Roman army enjoys an enviable reputation as an instrument of waging war, but as the modern world reminds us, an enduring victory requires far more than simply winning battles. When it came to suppressing counterinsurgencies, or deterring the depredations of bandits, the army frequently deployed small groups of infantry and cavalry based in fortlets. This remarkable installation type has never previously been studied in detail, and shows a new side to the Roman army. Rather than displaying the aggressive uniformity for which the Roman military is famous, individual fortlets were usually bespoke installations tailored to local needs. Examining fortlet use in north-west Europe helps explain the differing designs of the Empire's most famous artificial frontier systems: Hadrian's Wall, the Antonine Wall, and the Upper German and Raetian limites. The archaeological evidence is fully integrated with documentary sources, which disclose the gritty reality of life in a Roman fortlet.

Antiquities. --- Festung. --- Fortification, Roman. --- Grenzbefestigung. --- Limes. --- Rome (Empire). --- Rome --- Ro��misches Reich. --- History, Military. --- Military antiquities. --- Roman fortification --- Architecture, Roman --- Classical antiquities --- Antiquities

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Geschichte 300-900 --- Römisches Reich --- (Produktform)Electronic book text --- Bildungsgeschichte --- Brieftheorie --- Elitendiskurs --- Epistolographie --- Frühmittelalter --- Kulturgeschichte --- Spätantike --- antike Literatur --- Überlieferungsgeschichte --- (VLB-WN)9553

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Kybele --- Römisches Reich --- (Produktform)Electronic book text --- Archigalles --- Cultes dits orientaux --- Culte métroaque --- Cybèle --- Galles --- Mère des dieux --- Religion romaine --- Taurobole --- (VLB-WN)9553