Barbarians and Bishops: Army, Church, and State in the Age of Arcadius and Chrysostom

By J.H.W.G. Liebeschuetz

Book Overview

In this illuminating study Liebeschuetz examines two fundamental themes of Late Antiquity: the barbarization of the Roman army and the interrelation of Church and secular government. He discusses Alaric's Goths in the West, who were treated as a federate regiment rather than a migrating
tribe; how the civilian authorities at Constantinople maintained control over the largely German army in a conflict that culminated in the Gainas rising; and how the same authorities came into conflict with John Chrysostom, the bishop of Constantinople, and had him deposed.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198140738
• ISBN13: 9780198140733
• Release Date: March 1992
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.2"