Barbarians and Bishops
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Barbarians and BishopsSecondary Title
Army, Church, and State in the Age of Arcadius and ChrysostomDescription
Barbarians and Bishops is concerned with two fundamental themes of late antiquity: barbarization of the Roman army and the interrelation of Church and secular government. The role played by barbarian, particularly German, soldiers in the late Roman state has always been recognized but has still not been satisfactorily explained. This is not surprising, since the development which compelled the Empire to call in foreigners for its defence is a complex one, related to changes in basic structures and attitudes of Roman society. One of these was the triumph of Christianity, which required the abandonment of a çivic religion closely integrated to secular government. Conflict between representatives of the pagan Empire and major religious leaders was unthinkable and at the same time only too easy, when the Church had an elaborate empire-wide organization which received some support from the Empire but was quite independent of it.Category
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