Failure of empire : Valens and the Roman state in the fourth century A.D. / / Noel Lenski
| Failure of empire : Valens and the Roman state in the fourth century A.D. / / Noel Lenski |
| Autore | Lenski Noel Emmanuel <1965-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiv, 454 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Disciplina | 949.5/9013 |
| Collana | Transformation of the Classical Heritage |
| Soggetto topico | HISTORY / Ancient / General |
| Soggetto non controllato |
antioch
archaeology arian crisis armenia balkans barbarian history battle of adrianople battle biography bureaucracy byzantine christianity constantin discipline emperor empire fall of an empire frontier gothic war goths government history iberia imperialism invasion isaurian late roman military pagans pannonian emperors persia politics procopius rebellion reign religion religious persecution resistance roman administration roman empire rome saracens territory uprising valens valentinian war |
| ISBN |
0-520-92853-9
1-59734-610-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- List of illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Maps -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 The Pannonian Emperors -- Chapter 2 The Revolt of Procopius -- Chapter 3 Valens's First Gothic War -- Chapter 4 Valens and the Eastern Frontier -- Chapter 5 Religion under the Valentiniani -- Chapter 6 Administration and Finance under Valentinian and Valens -- Chapter 7 The Disaster at Adrianople -- Epilogue -- Appendix A Datable Evidence for Valentinianic Fortifications -- Appendix B Shapur's Administrative Structures in Armenia -- Appendix C Natural Disasters and the Reign of Valens -- Appendix D Civic Structures Built under Imperial Sponsorship, A.D. 364-378 -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780250603321 |
Lenski Noel Emmanuel <1965->
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| Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , 2002 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Father of Persian Verse : Rudaki and his Poetry / / Sassan Tabatabai
| Father of Persian Verse : Rudaki and his Poetry / / Sassan Tabatabai |
| Autore | Tabatabai Sassan <1967-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden, : Leiden University Press, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (135 p.) |
| Disciplina | 891.511 |
| Collana | Iranian studies series |
| Soggetto topico |
Quatrains, Persian
Quatrains, Persian - History and criticism |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Literature
Persian poetry persia poetry Amu Darya Couplet Emir Iranian calendars Rudaki Wine |
| ISBN |
90-8728-285-0
1-283-23197-2 9786613231970 94-006-0016-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- The poetry of Rudaki -- Elegies -- Panegyric poems -- Poems of complaint -- Meditations on life, death and destiny -- Love and its afflictions -- Nature poems -- Wine poems -- Rubāʻiyāt. |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996509969903316 |
Tabatabai Sassan <1967->
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| Leiden, : Leiden University Press, 2010 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Interpreting a classic [[electronic resource] ] : Demosthenes and his ancient commentators / / Craig A. Gibson
| Interpreting a classic [[electronic resource] ] : Demosthenes and his ancient commentators / / Craig A. Gibson |
| Autore | Gibson Craig A. <1968-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (274 p.) |
| Disciplina | 885/.01 |
| Collana | The Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature |
| Soggetto topico |
Speeches, addresses, etc., Greek - History and criticism - Theory, etc
Oratory, Ancient |
| Soggetto non controllato |
ancient greece
ancient world antiquity argumentation assembly athens classical rhetoric classicism contemporary audience demosthenes didymus fifth century funeral oration greece greek texts harpocration hellenism historical context ideal audience law legal linguistics love nonfiction oratory persia philosophy political philosophy political science politician politics public speaking rhetcomp rhetoric spartans speeches statesman trials |
| ISBN |
0-520-92730-3
9786612356490 1-282-35649-6 1-59734-682-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Form And Transmission -- 2. Sources, Agenda, And Readership -- 3. Didymus -- Introduction Part Two -- 1. Commentary On Dem. 9-11 And 13 (P.Berol.Inv. 9780) -- 2. Didymus Fragments In Harpocration -- 3. Lexicon To Dem. 23 (P.Berol.Inv. 5008) -- 4. Commentary On Dem. 5 (P.Berol.Inv. 21188) -- 5. Commentary On Dem. 22 (P.Stras.Inv. 84) -- 6. Lexicon To Dem. 21 (P.Rain.Inv. 7) -- Appendix: Rhetorical Prologue And Commentary On Dem. 21 (P.Lond.Lit. 179) -- Bibliography -- Concordance To The Translations -- General Index -- Index Locorum -- Index Verborum |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780078803321 |
Gibson Craig A. <1968->
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2002 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The legend of Mar Qardagh [[electronic resource] ] : narrative and Christian heroism in late antique Iraq / / Joel Thomas Walker
| The legend of Mar Qardagh [[electronic resource] ] : narrative and Christian heroism in late antique Iraq / / Joel Thomas Walker |
| Autore | Walker Joel Thomas <1968-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xviii, 345 p.) |
| Disciplina |
275.67/02/092
B |
| Collana | The transformation of the classical heritage |
| Soggetto non controllato |
antiquity
arabic archaeology byzantium christian martyr christianity cloister conversion devotion epics festival folk narrative folk tradition folklore hagiography hero iraq kurdistan legend mar qardagh martyr cult martyr martyrdom mission monasticism monks myth nestorian church nonfiction persia persian philosophy piety relics religion religious persecution saint sasanian empire spirituality theology zoroastrianism |
| ISBN |
1-282-35882-0
9786612358821 0-520-93219-6 1-59875-937-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Transliteration And Terminology -- Introduction: Christianity In Late Antique Iraq And The Legend Of Mar Qardagh -- Introduction To The Text -- The History Of The Heroic Deeds Of Mar Qardagh The Victorious Martyr -- Index Of Scriptural Citations -- 1. The Church Of The East And The Hagiography Of The Persian Martyrs -- 2. "We Rejoice In Your Heroic Deeds!" Christian Heroism And Sasanian Epic Tradition -- 3. Refuting The Eternity Of The Stars: Philosophy Between Byzantium And Late Antique Iraq -- 4. Conversion And The Family In The Acts Of The Persian Martyrs -- 5. Remembering Mar Qardagh: The Origins And Evolution Of An East-Syrian Martyr Cult -- Epilogue: The Festival Of Mar Qardagh At Melqi -- Appendix. The Qardagh Legend And The Chronicle Of Arbela -- Select Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783670203321 |
Walker Joel Thomas <1968->
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2006 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The legend of Mar Qardagh : narrative and Christian heroism in late antique Iraq / / Joel Thomas Walker
| The legend of Mar Qardagh : narrative and Christian heroism in late antique Iraq / / Joel Thomas Walker |
| Autore | Walker Joel Thomas <1968-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xviii, 345 p.) |
| Disciplina |
275.67/02/092
B |
| Collana | The transformation of the classical heritage |
| Soggetto topico | Nestorian Church - Iraq - History |
| Soggetto non controllato |
antiquity
arabic archaeology byzantium christian martyr christianity cloister conversion devotion epics festival folk narrative folk tradition folklore hagiography hero iraq kurdistan legend mar qardagh martyr cult martyr martyrdom mission monasticism monks myth nestorian church nonfiction persia persian philosophy piety relics religion religious persecution saint sasanian empire spirituality theology zoroastrianism |
| ISBN |
1-282-35882-0
9786612358821 0-520-93219-6 1-59875-937-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Transliteration And Terminology -- Introduction: Christianity In Late Antique Iraq And The Legend Of Mar Qardagh -- Introduction To The Text -- The History Of The Heroic Deeds Of Mar Qardagh The Victorious Martyr -- Index Of Scriptural Citations -- 1. The Church Of The East And The Hagiography Of The Persian Martyrs -- 2. "We Rejoice In Your Heroic Deeds!" Christian Heroism And Sasanian Epic Tradition -- 3. Refuting The Eternity Of The Stars: Philosophy Between Byzantium And Late Antique Iraq -- 4. Conversion And The Family In The Acts Of The Persian Martyrs -- 5. Remembering Mar Qardagh: The Origins And Evolution Of An East-Syrian Martyr Cult -- Epilogue: The Festival Of Mar Qardagh At Melqi -- Appendix. The Qardagh Legend And The Chronicle Of Arbela -- Select Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996248211303316 |
Walker Joel Thomas <1968->
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2006 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Literary cultures in history : reconstructions from South Asia / / editor, Sheldon Pollock
| Literary cultures in history : reconstructions from South Asia / / editor, Sheldon Pollock |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , 2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (1104 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Disciplina | 891.4 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | PollockSheldon I |
| Soggetto topico |
Indic literature - History and criticism
Literature and society - South Asia - History Politics and literature - South Asia - History |
| Soggetto non controllato |
aesthetics
bengal classics colonialism gujarati hemacandra hindi literature independence indian literature indic indigenous culture iran kannada literary criticism literature and culture literature nonfiction pali performance persia persian literature philosophy precolonial hindustan premodern kerala psychology religion sanskrit literature sindhi sinhala south asia south asian culture tamil tibetan literature urdu literature world literature |
| ISBN |
0-520-92673-0
9786612356759 1-282-35675-5 1-59734-718-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | pt. 1. Globalizing literary cultures -- pt. 2. Literature in southern locales -- pt. 3. The centrality of borderlands -- pt. 4. Buddhist cultures and South Asian literatures -- pt. 5. The twinned histories of Urdu and Hindi. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784405003321 |
| Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , 2003 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Quṣayr ʻAmra : art and the Umayyad elite in late antique Syria / / Garth Fowden
| Quṣayr ʻAmra : art and the Umayyad elite in late antique Syria / / Garth Fowden |
| Autore | Fowden Garth |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, Calif. : , : University of California Press, , 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxix, 390 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Disciplina | 751.7/3/0956959 |
| Collana | The transformation of the classical heritage |
| Soggetto topico |
Mural painting and decoration, Umayyad - Jordan - Foreign influences
Arabic poetry - 622-750 - History and criticism |
| Soggetto non controllato |
abbasid
abd al malik al azraq al buldn alois musil amir ancient art apodyterium arab arabic poetry arabic architecture art history bath house baths captive woman court life dancing girls decorative arts desert dynasty femininity frescoes gender hunt hunting lodge iconography iran islam jordan khusraw late antiquity middle east monument murals musicians muslim mythology negus nonfiction ode persia prince princess qusayr amra roderic royal court self fashioning shaykh musa syria umayyad women |
| ISBN |
1-282-35702-6
9786612357022 0-520-92960-8 1-59734-844-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Maps and Illustrations -- Abbreviations -- Preface -- 1. Musil's Fairy-Tale Castle -- 2. Luxuries of the Bath -- 3. The Hunt -- 4. "O God, Bless the Amír" -- 5. The Princely Patron -- 6. Maintaining the Dynasty -- 7. The Six Kings -- 8. A Captive Sasanian Princess -- 9. Quṣayr Ἁmra Contextualized -- 10. Umayyad Self-Representation -- Epilogue -- Appendix. The Value of Arabic Literary Sources -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Altri titoli varianti | Art and the Umayyad elite in late antique Syria |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783318303321 |
Fowden Garth
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| Berkeley, Calif. : , : University of California Press, , 2004 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Quṣayr ʻAmra : art and the Umayyad elite in late antique Syria / / Garth Fowden
| Quṣayr ʻAmra : art and the Umayyad elite in late antique Syria / / Garth Fowden |
| Autore | Fowden Garth |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, Calif. : , : University of California Press, , 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxix, 390 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Disciplina | 751.7/3/0956959 |
| Collana | The transformation of the classical heritage |
| Soggetto topico |
Mural painting and decoration, Umayyad - Jordan - Foreign influences
Arabic poetry - 622-750 - History and criticism |
| Soggetto non controllato |
abbasid
abd al malik al azraq al buldn alois musil amir ancient art apodyterium arab arabic poetry arabic architecture art history bath house baths captive woman court life dancing girls decorative arts desert dynasty femininity frescoes gender hunt hunting lodge iconography iran islam jordan khusraw late antiquity middle east monument murals musicians muslim mythology negus nonfiction ode persia prince princess qusayr amra roderic royal court self fashioning shaykh musa syria umayyad women |
| ISBN |
1-282-35702-6
9786612357022 0-520-92960-8 1-59734-844-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Maps and Illustrations -- Abbreviations -- Preface -- 1. Musil's Fairy-Tale Castle -- 2. Luxuries of the Bath -- 3. The Hunt -- 4. "O God, Bless the Amír" -- 5. The Princely Patron -- 6. Maintaining the Dynasty -- 7. The Six Kings -- 8. A Captive Sasanian Princess -- 9. Quṣayr Ἁmra Contextualized -- 10. Umayyad Self-Representation -- Epilogue -- Appendix. The Value of Arabic Literary Sources -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Altri titoli varianti | Art and the Umayyad elite in late antique Syria |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996248228803316 |
Fowden Garth
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| Berkeley, Calif. : , : University of California Press, , 2004 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Rabbis, sorcerers, kings, and priests : the culture of the Talmud in ancient Iran / / Jason Sion Mokhtarian
| Rabbis, sorcerers, kings, and priests : the culture of the Talmud in ancient Iran / / Jason Sion Mokhtarian |
| Autore | Mokhtarian Jason Sion <1978-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (290 p.) |
| Disciplina | 296.1/2506 |
| Soggetto topico |
Judaism - History - Talmudic period, 10-425
Judaism - History - Medieval and early modern period, 425-1789 |
| Soggetto non controllato |
ancient iranology
ancient syncretism aramaic magical bowl spells babylonian talmud comparative religion early modern judaism god and religion iranian studies jewish history jewish studies judaism middle persian zoroastrianism persia persian imperial society persian others persian syncretism sacred jewish texts sasanian empire sasanian kings sasanian religions talmud talmudic studies talmudic study zoroastrian priests |
| ISBN | 0-520-96154-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Note on Translations, Transcriptions, and Manuscripts -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Sources and Methods of Talmudic and Iranian Studies -- 2. Comparing Sasanian Religions -- 3. Rabbinic Portrayals of Persians as Others -- 4. Rabbis and Sasanian Kings in Dialogue -- 5. Rabbis and Zoroastrian Priests in Judicial Settings -- 6. Rabbis, Sorcerers, and Priests -- Conclusion. Rabbis, Sorcerers, Kings, and Priests in Sasanian Iran -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Source Index -- General Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910798086603321 |
Mokhtarian Jason Sion <1978->
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| Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2015 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Rabbis, sorcerers, kings, and priests : the culture of the Talmud in ancient Iran / / Jason Sion Mokhtarian
| Rabbis, sorcerers, kings, and priests : the culture of the Talmud in ancient Iran / / Jason Sion Mokhtarian |
| Autore | Mokhtarian Jason Sion <1978-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (290 p.) |
| Disciplina | 296.1/2506 |
| Soggetto topico |
Judaism - History - Talmudic period, 10-425
Judaism - History - Medieval and early modern period, 425-1789 |
| Soggetto non controllato |
ancient iranology
ancient syncretism aramaic magical bowl spells babylonian talmud comparative religion early modern judaism god and religion iranian studies jewish history jewish studies judaism middle persian zoroastrianism persia persian imperial society persian others persian syncretism sacred jewish texts sasanian empire sasanian kings sasanian religions talmud talmudic studies talmudic study zoroastrian priests |
| ISBN | 0-520-96154-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Note on Translations, Transcriptions, and Manuscripts -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Sources and Methods of Talmudic and Iranian Studies -- 2. Comparing Sasanian Religions -- 3. Rabbinic Portrayals of Persians as Others -- 4. Rabbis and Sasanian Kings in Dialogue -- 5. Rabbis and Zoroastrian Priests in Judicial Settings -- 6. Rabbis, Sorcerers, and Priests -- Conclusion. Rabbis, Sorcerers, Kings, and Priests in Sasanian Iran -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Source Index -- General Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910814301203321 |
Mokhtarian Jason Sion <1978->
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| Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2015 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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