Urban Developments in Late Antique and Medieval Rome: Revising the Narrative of Renewal

Published by Amsterdam University Press 2021

Urban Developments in Late Antique and Medieval Rome

Revising the Narrative of Renewal

Edited by: Gregor Kalas and Ann Dijk

Volume 9 in the series Social worlds of late antiquity and the early Middle Ages

https://doi.org/10.1515/9789048541492

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About this book

A narrative of decline punctuated by periods of renewal has long structured perceptions of Rome’s late antique and medieval history. In their probing contributions to this volume, a multi-disciplinary group of scholars provides alternative approaches to understanding the period. Addressing developments in governance, ceremony, literature, art, music, clerical education and the construction of the city’s identity, the essays examine how a variety of actors, from poets to popes, productively addressed the intermittent crises and shifting dynamics of these centuries in ways that bolstered the city’s resilience. Without denying that the past (both pre-Christian and Christian) consistently remained a powerful touchstone, the studies in this volume offer rich new insights into the myriad ways that Romans, between the fifth and the eleventh centuries, creatively assimilated the past as they shaped their future.

Author / Editor information

Kalas Gregor :

Gregor Kalas is Associate Professor of Architectural History at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, where he is the Riggsby Director of the Marco Institute for Medieval and Renaissance Studies. He is the author of The Restoration of the Roman Forum in Late Antiquity: Transforming Public Space (2015).Dijk Ann :

Ann van Dijk is Associate Professor of Art History in the School of Art and Design at Northern Illinois University. Her publications examine the patronage of Pope John VII as well as its reception in the early modern period. Her articles have appeared in The Art Bulletin, Dumbarton Oaks Papers, Word & Image, and Renaissance Studies.

Reviews

"This volume is a valuable addition to the history of the City of Rome. [...] the book opens new perspectives on late antiquity and the early Middle Ages."
- Uta-Renate Blumenthal, The Journal of Ecclesiastical History, Vol. 73, Iss. 4

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	1
Table of Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	5
Preface and Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	7
List of Abbreviations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	9
1. Introduction: Revising the Narrative of Renewal for Late Antique and Medieval Rome Gregor Kalas and Ann Dijk Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	11
2. Rome at War: The Effects of Crisis on Church and Community in Late Antiquity Kristina Sessa Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	41
3. Portraits of Poets and the Lecture Halls in the Forum of Trajan : Masking Cultural Tensions in Late Antique Rome Gregor Kalas Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	75
4. Rolling Out the Red Carpet, Roman-Style : The Arrival at Rome From Constantine to Charlemagne Jacob Latham Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	109
5. (Re-)Founding Christian Rome: The Honorian Project of the Early Seventh Century Dennis Trout Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	149
6. After Antiquity: Renewing the Past or Celebrating the Present? Early Medieval Apse Mosaics in Rome Erik Thunø Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	177
7. The Re-Invention of Rome in the Early Middle Ages John Osborne Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	205
8. Rewriting the Renouveau Dale Kinney Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	237
9. Renewal, Heritage, and Exchange in Eleventh-Century Roman Chant Traditions Luisa Nardini Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	279
10. Reforming Readers, Reforming Texts : The Making of Discursive Community in Gregorian Rome William North Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	299
Manuscripts Cited Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	331
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	333

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Language: English
Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 342
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 43
Keywords: Rome - Middle Ages; Rome - Late Antiquity; History - Rome (312-1300); Cultural geography - Rome

eBook

Published: June 21, 2021
ISBN: 9789048541492