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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-osu14364563072021-08-03T06:31:53Z The Politics of Roman Memory in the Age of Justinian Kruse, Marion Woodrow, III Ancient Civilizations Ancient History Ancient Languages Classical Studies History Medieval History Medieval Literature Middle Ages This dissertation explores the use of Roman historical memory from the late fifth century through the middle of the sixth century AD. The collapse of Roman government in the western Roman empire in the late fifth century inspired a crisis of identity and political messaging in the eastern Roman empire of the same period. I argue that the Romans of the eastern empire, in particular those who lived in Constantinople and worked in or around the imperial administration, responded to the challenge posed by the loss of Rome by rewriting the history of the Roman empire. The new historical narratives that arose during this period were initially concerned with Roman identity and fixated on urban space (in particular the cities of Rome and Constantinople) and Roman mythistory. By the sixth century, however, the debate over Roman history had begun to infuse all levels of Roman political discourse and became a major component of the emperor Justinian’s imperial messaging and propaganda, especially in his Novels. The imperial history proposed by the Novels was aggressivley challenged by other writers of the period, creating a clear historical and political conflict over the role and import of Roman history as a model or justification for Roman politics in the sixth century. This dissertation examines the parameters of and conflicts between these new histories in order to demonstrate the existence of a coherent intellectual movement whose central concern was influencing the normative narrative of Roman history in the sixth century. 2015-10-09 English text The Ohio State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1436456307 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1436456307 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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topic Ancient Civilizations
Ancient History
Ancient Languages
Classical Studies
History
Medieval History
Medieval Literature
Middle Ages
spellingShingle Ancient Civilizations
Ancient History
Ancient Languages
Classical Studies
History
Medieval History
Medieval Literature
Middle Ages
Kruse, Marion Woodrow, III
The Politics of Roman Memory in the Age of Justinian
author Kruse, Marion Woodrow, III
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title The Politics of Roman Memory in the Age of Justinian
title_short The Politics of Roman Memory in the Age of Justinian
title_full The Politics of Roman Memory in the Age of Justinian
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