Marcus Aurelius' rain miracle and the Marcomannic wars /
The rain and lightning miracles are the best-known events of Marcus Aurelius' northern wars. Several pagan and Christian versions existed in Antiquity. The author studies and publishes the sources and the development of the legend from Antiquity to the 14th century.
| Основен автор: | Kovacs, Peter, 1969- |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2009.
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| Серия: |
Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum ;
308. Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum. History and archaeology of classical antiquity. |
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| Онлайн достъп: |
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Marcus Aurelius' rain miracle and the Marcomannic wars. |
Съдържание:
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. The rain miracle
- Chapter 2. Research history of the rain miracle
- Chapter 3. Sources for the rain miracle
- Chapter 4. The rain miracle in medieval Latin and Byzantine sources
- Chapter 5. Coins and the rain miracle
- Chapter 6. The forged letter attributed to Marcus Aurelius
- Chapter 7. Julian Theurgistes and the rain miracle
- Chapter 8. The lightning and rain miracles
- Chapter 9. The Column of Marcus Aurelius
- Chapter 10. The scenes on the Column of Marcus Aurelius
- Chapter 11. Marcomannic-Quadian assault on Italy
- Chapter 12. Pannonia and the Marcomannic wars
- Chapter 13. The dating of the scenes on the Column of Marcus Aurelius.