LEADER 04110nam 2200781 a 450 001 9910961114403321 005 20251117005841.0 010 $a1-282-64457-2 010 $a9786612644573 010 $a0-472-02562-7 024 7 $a10.3998/mpub.135836 035 $a(CKB)2670000000040641 035 $a(OCoLC)649914278 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10395595 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000426501 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11261969 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000426501 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10373046 035 $a(PQKB)10270175 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3414855 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse9740 035 $a(MiU)10.3998/mpub.135836 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3414855 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10395595 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL264457 035 $a(OCoLC)743201181 035 $a(BIP)46186573 035 $a(BIP)11503119 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000040641 100 $a20050823d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aQ. Aurelius Symmachus $ea political biography /$fCristiana Sogno 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aAnn Arbor $cUniversity of Michigan Press$dc2006 215 $a1 online resource (155 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a0-472-11529-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 91-136) and index. 327 $aLaying the foundations of a political career : the Orationes -- Rise and fall of an urban prefect : the Relationes -- Maintaining friendships, building alliances, and protecting the family : the Epistulae. 330 $aSymmachus was a brilliant orator, writer, and statesman, often flatly labeled as one of the last pagan senators. Cristiana Sogno offers a reconstruction of the political career of Symmachus through close analysis of his extensive writings, while also proposing a critical reevaluation of his historical importance. In contrast to traditional interpretation, Sogno's study demonstrates that Symmachus was primarily an influential politician, rather than a mere pagan zealot. By portraying the individual experience of Symmachus, the book sets forth a new approach for interpreting the political aspirations, mentality, and attitudes of Roman senators. The much-studied question of the Christianization of the Western aristocracy has created the illusion of a Christian and a pagan aristocracy rigidly separated from each other. Through her study of Symmachus, Sogno demonstrates the primary importance of politics over religion in the public activity of the late Roman aristocracy. Although the book is specifically addressed to scholars and students of Late Antiquity, it will also be of interest to classicists, ancient historians, and non-specialists who wish to know more about this pivotal period in Roman history. Cristiana Sogno received her Ph.D. in Classics and History from Yale University. Currently she is Townsend Assistant Professor of Classics at Cornell University. Visit Professor Sogno's website at: http: //www.fordham.edu 606 $aSpeeches, addresses, etc., Latin$xHistory and criticism 606 $aLetter writing, Latin$xHistory$yTo 1500 606 $aLatin letters$xHistory and criticism 606 $aLegislators$zRome$vBiography 606 $aOrators$zRome$vBiography 607 $aRome$xHistory$yValentinian I, 364-375$vBiography 607 $aRome$xHistory$yTheodosians, 379-455$vBiography 607 $aRome$xPolitics and government$y284-476 615 0$aSpeeches, addresses, etc., Latin$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aLetter writing, Latin$xHistory 615 0$aLatin letters$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aLegislators 615 0$aOrators 676 $a937/.08/092 676 $aB 700 $aSogno$b Cristiana$f1969-$01865579 712 02$aMichigan Publishing (University of Michigan) 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910961114403321 996 $aQ. Aurelius Symmachus$94472712 997 $aUNINA