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Author : Alan Cameron
Release : 1973
Genre : Byzantine Empire
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Book Synopsis Porphyrius - the Charioteer by : Alan Cameron
Download or read book Porphyrius - the Charioteer written by Alan Cameron. This book was released on 1973. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Alan Cameron
Release : 1973
Genre : Byzantine Empire
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Book Synopsis Porphyrius - the Charioteer by : Alan Cameron
Download or read book Porphyrius - the Charioteer written by Alan Cameron. This book was released on 1973. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Cyril A. Mango
Release : 1986-01-01
Genre : Art
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Book Synopsis The Art of the Byzantine Empire 312-1453 by : Cyril A. Mango
Download or read book The Art of the Byzantine Empire 312-1453 written by Cyril A. Mango. This book was released on 1986-01-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published by Prentice-Hall, 1972.
Author : Alan Cameron
Release : 1973
Genre : Byzantine Empire
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Book Synopsis Porphyrius by : Alan Cameron
Download or read book Porphyrius written by Alan Cameron. This book was released on 1973. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Porphyrius Calliopas was the greatest of all the heroes of the sixth century Byzantine hippodrome, celebrated in the Anthology and in monumental reliefs. Only two bases of monuments to Porphyrius survive, the second found in 1963. This book, first published in 1973, presented the first published study of this second base, elucidating the iconography and explaining the inscriptions, and also reassessing the first base in the light of the new evidence. Matching the epigrams of the bases to those in the anthology, Cameron infers that there were a further five monuments to Porphyrius and contemporary charioteers, now lost, and reconstructs the careers of the charioteers, their fame and material rewards. He also discusses the changing fortunes of the hippodrome under the emperors Anastasius and Justinian, the vexed issue of faction violence, and the important way in which the victorious charioteer was seen as a reflection of the victorious Emperor." -- Book jacket
Author : Alan Cameron
Release : 1976
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis Circus Factions by : Alan Cameron
Download or read book Circus Factions written by Alan Cameron. This book was released on 1976. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Conceived as a companion volume to Porphyrius the Charioteer, this study traces the history and significance of what are generally known as 'circus factions' from the principate of Augustus to the eve of the Crusades, dealing mainly with the late Roman to early Byzantine periods. Other historians have analysed the activities of the factions, particularly the urban riots, in social, political, and religious terms, ignoring their sporting allegiances. Cameron offers a thorough-going criticism of the 'traditional' presupposition 'that racing was a thin façade for social and religious conflict'. In its place he presents what is essentially the history of chariot racing, its organization, participants, and spectator supporters. He shows how circus entertainments developed from privately mounted games to publicly funded entertainments; he examines the role of the hippodrome and theatre within political life; and he studies the changing nature of factions--from sporting rivalry, through 'partisan' gangs and hooliganism, to their incorporation in the games' imperial ceremonial and consequent decline." -- Provided by publisher
