Transforming Roman and/or Christian nobilitas? : a new approach to reading Jerome's epistolary correspondence with the socialites of his day

Jerome of Stridon argues that “the most distinguished privilege loses its prestige when lavished on a crowd” (Ep. 66.7). The senatorial aristocracy have been faced with a devaluation of their order due to recent imperial changes. A number of its illustres show an appetite for Christian asceticism. W...

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Main Author: Van-'T-Westeinde, Jessica Irma Olga
Published: Durham University 2016
Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.702076