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The Shadows of Poetry: Vergil in the Mind of Augustine (Transformation of the Classical Heritage)
The Shadows of Poetry Vergil in the Mind of Augustine - Transformation of the Classical Heritage Author:Sabine MacCormack Imperial ceremony was a vital form of self-expression for late antique society. Sabine MacCormack examines the ceremonies of imperial arrivals, funerals, and coronations from the late third to the late sixth centuries A.D., as manifest in the official literature and art of the time. Her study offers us new insights into the exercise of p... more »ower and into the social, political, and cultural significance of religious change during the Christianization of the Roman world.« less