Michael Choniates at the Christian Parthenon and the <i>Bendideia</i> Festival of <i>Republic</i> 1
Choniates’ inaugural sermon as bishop of Athens carefully echoes Plato’s image of the passing on of the torch, so as to emphasize the continuity of Christian Athens with its pagan past.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Duke University
2015-02-01
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| Series: | Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies |
| Online Access: | http://grbs.library.duke.edu/article/view/15131 |
| Summary: | Choniates’ inaugural sermon as bishop of Athens carefully echoes Plato’s image of the passing on of the torch, so as to emphasize the continuity of Christian Athens with its pagan past. |
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| ISSN: | 0017-3916 2159-3159 |