Reconfiguring the imperial past : : narrative patterns and historical interpretation in Herodian's History of the empire / / Chrysanthos S. Chrysanthou.

• Superior document: Historiography of Rome and Its Empire
• VerfasserIn: Chrysanthou, Chrysanthos S. 1987-
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, Massachusetts : : Brill,, [2022]; ©2022
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: Historiography of Rome and Its Empire
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (405 pages)

"In the process of recording the history of the Roman Empire, from the death of Marcus Aurelius to the accession of Gordian III, Herodian makes his characters respond to the same situations in similar or different ways. This book shows that each reign in Herodian's History is creatively mapped onto ever-recurring narrative patterns. It argues that patterning is not simply decorative in Herodian's work but constitutes a crucial conceptual and methodological tool for writing interpretative history. Herodian deserves credit as an original and independent author. A careful consideration of the formulaic nature of his historiography indicates that there is more artistry in his composition than had previously been discerned"-- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

Historiography of Rome and its empire series / Carsten H. Lange and Jesper M. Madsen -- Acknowledgements -- Texts, translations, and abbreviations -- Introduction -- Character introductions -- Accession stories -- Warfare and battle narratives -- Trans-regnal themes -- The emperor's finale -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index Locorum -- Index Nominum et Rerum.