The making of a Christian aristocracy : social and religious change in the Western Roman Empire, Michèle Renée Salzman : book review

This book sets out to 'place the senatorial aristocracy at the centre of analysis' (p. xiii, cf. pp. 3-5). Saltzman claims the point of view is novel (p. 3); previous discussions have drawn, by necessity, on the same elite sources, but questions have frequently been different, and at times...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published inScholia : Natal studies in classical antiquity Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 154 - 157
Main Author Choat, Malcolm
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published University of KwaZulu-Natal 01.01.2003
Subjects
Macquarie University
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

More Information
Summary:This book sets out to 'place the senatorial aristocracy at the centre of analysis' (p. xiii, cf. pp. 3-5). Saltzman claims the point of view is novel (p. 3); previous discussions have drawn, by necessity, on the same elite sources, but questions have frequently been different, and at times unsuited to the source body. Salzman avoids the latter with questions tailored to the concerns of the Roman elite as she conceptualises them. Attendant factors (in particular the emperor and his court) are treated as secondary, and not allowed to dictate the direction of the discussion.
ISSN:1018-9017
2253-2331