Senators, bishops, decuriones and barbarians, in the 4th to 5th centuries
This thesis develops the strand of scholarship on ethnic identity of the Vienna school, by examining relations between Roman and 'barbarian' elites within the Roman Empire in the 4th and 5th centuries, studying the impact and role of identities in shaping the political and social realities of the times, while at the same time critically analysing the literary image of these groups and individuals created by Roman authors. The study also explores concepts such as those of 'boundary', and 'intersectionality'. A survey of the above-mentioned phenomena is the subject of the first part of the thesis: 'Roman commanders - barbarian warlords'. The second focus of the thesis is on political and diplomatic forms in the emerging sub-Roman kingdoms, which are the subject of the second part: 'Emperors, kings and amici'. The final part, 'Bishops and women: At the intersection of ethnic, religious and gender identities', returns to the subject of the impact of identity within the elites, but concentrates on its role for the clergy and women, considering its influence on the Church, and the intersection of gender roles and identities. Processes of ethnicization were fuelled in different ways: on the one hand, by Roman imperial
ParadzinÌski, Aleksander
Senators, bishops, decuriones and barbarians, in the 4th to 5th centuries. This thesis develops the strand of scholarship on ethnic identity of the Vienna school, by examining relations between Roman and 'barbarian' elites within the Roman Empire in the 4th and 5th centuries, studying the impact and role of identities in shaping the political and social realities of the times, while at the same time critically analysing the literary image of these groups and individuals created by Roman authors. The study also explores concepts such as those of 'boundary', and 'intersectionality'. A survey of the above-mentioned phenomena is the subject of the first part of the thesis: 'Roman commanders - barbarian warlords'. The second focus of the thesis is on political and diplomatic forms in the emerging sub-Roman kingdoms, which are the subject of the second part: 'Emperors, kings and amici'. The final part, 'Bishops and women: At the intersection of ethnic, religious and gender identities', returns to the subject of the impact of identity within the elites, but concentrates on its role for the clergy and women, considering its influence on the Church, and the intersection of gender roles and identities. Processes of ethnicization were fuelled in different ways: on the one hand, by Roman imperial
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