Gewalt in Laktanz’ ›De mortibus persecutorum‹
Zipp, Gianna
Gewalt in Laktanz’ ›De mortibus persecutorum‹ - Berlin/Boston De Gruyter 2021 - 1 electronic resource (298 p.)
Open Access
Violence is a central topic in De mortibus persecutorum, one of the most significant sources on the Tetrarchy’s persecution of Christians. Gianna Zipp examines this piece of writing as a literary complete works and meticulously analyzes its conception using the method of close reading. She shows how Lactantius credibly portrays the violent Tetrarchs coming to their horrific end as determined by God.
Creative Commons
German
9783110747003 9783110747003 9783110740660 9783110747102
10.1515/9783110747003 doi
Literary studies: classical, early & medieval
Classical history / classical civilisation
The Early Church
Lactantius violence Tetrarchy Late Antiquity
Gewalt in Laktanz’ ›De mortibus persecutorum‹ - Berlin/Boston De Gruyter 2021 - 1 electronic resource (298 p.)
Open Access
Violence is a central topic in De mortibus persecutorum, one of the most significant sources on the Tetrarchy’s persecution of Christians. Gianna Zipp examines this piece of writing as a literary complete works and meticulously analyzes its conception using the method of close reading. She shows how Lactantius credibly portrays the violent Tetrarchs coming to their horrific end as determined by God.
Creative Commons
German
9783110747003 9783110747003 9783110740660 9783110747102
10.1515/9783110747003 doi
Literary studies: classical, early & medieval
Classical history / classical civilisation
The Early Church
Lactantius violence Tetrarchy Late Antiquity