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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Durham University
2016
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