Late Antiquity

Ortodoxia y herejía en el período sasánida: notas para una caracterización religiosa del mazdakismo

by Adrián Viale

Greek Rhetoric and the Later Roman Empire: The Bubble of the 'Third Sophistic'

by Lieve Van Hoof

Late antique classicizing rhetoric, after a long period of neglect, is now the object of an increasing number of... more Late antique classicizing rhetoric, after a long period of neglect, is now the object of an increasing number of studies. In order to underline this revaluation, scholars have started to talk about the ‘Third Sophistic’. This paper demonstrates that the use of this term is highly problematic: scholars  disagree not only on the precise meaning of the term (when does it start or end? Does it comprise only ‘pagan’ or also Christian literature? etc.), but also on the relationship between this so-called ‘Third Sophistic’ and the Second Sophistic. Thus according to many scholars, late Antiquity was a time when sophists lost their social influence and position to bishops, lawyers, and military strongmen. In reality, however, the perceived differences between the literature of the early and that of the later Empire originate not so much in the texts of both periods, but rather in the different scholarly methodologies used to study each of them. Rather than adopting the term ‘Third Sophistic’, this paper therefore argues that the dynamic models of literary interpretation that are now standard in studies of the Second Sophistic can be fruitfully applied to late antique rhetoric as well. Studied from this perspective, classicizing late antique rhetoric, far from having fossilized, turns out to have transformed itself creatively in order to continue to play an important role within a society in transformation.

Nuevas aportaciones a la numismática antigua de Sax (Alicante)

by Jesús Peidro

“Silent Entrails”: The Devil, His Demons, and Christian Theories Regarding Ancient Religions

by philippe borgeaud

"Εν μέρει χριστιανός, εν μέρει ελληνίζων" The Books' Journal 19 (May 2012) 68-74

by Georgios Deligiannakis

(Rev.) Monaci, vescovi e scuola nella Gallia tardoantica. By Roberto Alciati. [Temi e Testi, Volume 72.] (Rome: Edizioni di Storia e Letteratura. 2009

by Robert Wisniewski

The Catholic Historical Review 98 (2012), 341-342

Entre forme d'habitat groupé et forme d'habitat dispersé: le cas intermédiaire d'une occupation rurale aux IIIe et IVe siècles ap. J.-C. entre Fragnes et Virey-le-Grand …

by nicolas tisserand

co-authored with S. Venault, S. Mouton-Venault and with collabaration of P. Nouvel. Published in : L’Antiquité tardive dans l’Est de la Gaule, I, p. 173-207 (30e suppl. à la RAE), © SAE 2011

A diagnosis made in 2008 on a zone measuring 98 ha north-east of Chalon-sur-Saône has revealed a lane, a small... more A diagnosis made in 2008 on a zone measuring 98 ha north-east of Chalon-sur-Saône has revealed a lane, a small funerary zone and four occupied areas incorporating buildings used for domestic and agricultural (barn) purposes used during the last two thirds of the 3rd century and the first half of the 4th century ad. The linear distribution of the remains over a distance of 1300 metres has stimulated lively interest and poses several questions regarding the exact nature of the occupation. One of the hypotheses put forward is that of a small agglomeration associated with a possible estate. Analysis relies on studies of ceramic and metallic objects and examination of sets of coins.

Entre forme d'habitat groupé et forme d'habitat dispersé: le cas intermédiaire d'une occupation rurale aux IIIe et IVe siècles ap. J.-C. entre Fragnes et Virey-le-Grand …

by nicolas tisserand

co-authored with S. Venault, S. Mouton-Venault and with collabaration of P. Nouvel. Published in : L’Antiquité tardive dans l’Est de la Gaule, I, p. 173-207 (30e suppl. à la RAE), © SAE 2011

A diagnosis made in 2008 on a zone measuring 98 ha north-east of Chalon-sur-Saône has revealed a lane, a small... more A diagnosis made in 2008 on a zone measuring 98 ha north-east of Chalon-sur-Saône has revealed a lane, a small funerary zone and four occupied areas incorporating buildings used for domestic and agricultural (barn) purposes used during the last two thirds of the 3rd century and the first half of the 4th century ad. The linear distribution of the remains over a distance of 1300 metres has stimulated lively interest and poses several questions regarding the exact nature of the occupation. One of the hypotheses put forward is that of a small agglomeration associated with a possible estate. Analysis relies on studies of ceramic and metallic objects and examination of sets of coins.

Los restos faunísticos de época tardoantigua de ‘El Pelambre’.

by Carlos Fernández-Rodríguez

C. Fernández (2009). “Los restos faunísticos de época tardoantigua de ‘El Pelambre’”. En MªL. González (ed.). “El Pelambre” Villaornate, León. El Horizonte Cogotas I de la Edad del Bronce y el período Tardoantiguo en el valle medio del Esla. Grupo TRAGSA. pp. 371-402.

Il complesso cristiano extra moenia di via Dottor Consoli a Catania

by Francesca Trapani

in ASSO, anno XCV (1999), I-III, 2005, pp. 77-124.

“L’area di San Lorenzo presso la via Tiburtina e le vicende costruttive della Basilica”

by Simonetta Serra

Published in "30giorni nella chiesa e nel mondo", 24, 3, 2006, pp. 93-94/

La via Tiburtina dall'Antichità al Medioevo

by Simonetta Serra

in M. Pazzaglini, "Il quartiere San Lorenzo a Roma, storia e recupero", Roma 1994, pp. 34-46.

A survey of the first mile of the via Tiburtina from the Gate in the Aurelian Walls to the basilica of San Lorenzo... more A survey of the first mile of the via Tiburtina from the Gate in the Aurelian Walls to the basilica of San Lorenzo (III - XIII century)

La viabilità tardoantica e medievale dalla porta Tiburtina a s. Lorenzo fuori le mura: una nota

by Simonetta Serra

in “Bullettino della Commissione Archeologica Comunale di Roma”, 99 (1998), pp. 125-144

A detailed analysis of the first mile of the Via Tiburtina and the road network between the via Nomentana and the via... more A detailed analysis of the first mile of the Via Tiburtina and the road network between the via Nomentana and the via Praenestina (IV-VIII century AD).

San Lorenzo fuori le mura,

by Simonetta Serra

in "La visita alle ‘Sette Chiese" (L. Pani Ermini, ed.), Rome 2000, pp. 101-112.

La basilica di s. Stefano all’agro Verano: nuove considerazioni

by Simonetta Serra

in "Ecclesiae urbis. Atti del Congresso Internazionale di Studi sulle Chiese di Roma (IV-X secolo)” (Rome 4-10 settembre 2000), (Studi di Antichità Cristiana, 59), Vatican City, 2002, vol. I, pp. 677-689.

The paper proposes a new location for the basilica s. Stephani, built by pope Simplicius (468-483) near san Lorenzo on... more The paper proposes a new location for the basilica s. Stephani, built by pope Simplicius (468-483) near san Lorenzo on the via Tiburtina.

Nuove scoperte della Pontificia Commissione di Archeologia Cristiana nel cimitero del Verano a Roma,

by Simonetta Serra

published in "1983 - 1993: dieci anni di Archeologia Cristiana in Italia. Atti del VII Congresso Nazionale di Archeologia Cristiana" (Cassino 20-24 settembre 1993), Cassino 2003, vol. II, pp. 427-449

La tomba di san Lorenzo: una messa a punto.

by Simonetta Serra

Published in "La cristianizzazione in Italia fra Tardoantico e Altomedioevo. Aspetti e problemi". Atti del IX Congresso Nazionale di Archeologia Cristiana, (Agrigento, Novembre 20-25 2004), Palermo 2007, pp. 357-373

The paper presents a new hypothesis about the original location of St. Lawrence's tomb within the IV century martyrial... more The paper presents a new hypothesis about the original location of St. Lawrence's tomb within the IV century martyrial area and, later, in the VI century basilica by Pelagius II.

El territorio emeritense durante la Antigüedad Tardía_preprint

by Tomas Cordero

Mérida, Cien años de Excavaciones. 1910-2010

Avallon/Aballo. Origine et développement d'une agglomération secondaire antique, Ier siècle avant notre ère-VIIIème siècle avant notre ère

by Michel Kasprzyk

Nouvel (P.), Kasprzyk (M.) - Avallon / Aballo, origine et développement d'une agglomération secondaire antique (Ier s. av. / VIIIe s. ap.), Bulletin de la Société d'Etudes d'Avallon, 84, 2006 (2007), p. 43-68.

Su alcune tombe tardo-antiche di Roma: Nota preliminare

by Marina Marcelli

published in 'Archeologia Medievale', XVI, 1989, pp. 525-540