City of Caesar, City of God: Constantinople and Jerusalem in Late Antiquity

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City of Caesar, City of God

Constantinople and Jerusalem in Late Antiquity

Edited by: Konstantin M. Klein and Johannes Wienand

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2022

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Volume 97 | Millennium-Studien / Millennium Studies

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When Emperor Constantine triggered the rise of a Christian state, he opened a new chapter in the history of Constantinople and Jerusalem. In the centuries that followed, the two cities were formed and transformed into powerful symbols of Empire and Church. For the first time, this book investigates the increasingly dense and complex net of reciprocal dependencies between the imperial center and the navel of the Christian world. Imperial influence, initiatives by the Church, and projects of individuals turned Constantinople and Jerusalem into important realms of identification and spaces of representation. Distinguished international scholars investigate this fascinating development, focusing on aspects of art, ceremony, religion, ideology, and imperial rule. In enriching our understanding of the entangled history of Constantinople and Jerusalem in Late Antiquity, City of Caesar, City of God illuminates the transition between Antiquity, Byzantium, and the Middle Ages.

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Konstantin M. Klein, University of Amsterdam, Germany; Johannes Wienand, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Germany.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Preface and Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
List of Figures Publicly Available Download PDF	XI
List of Abbreviations Publicly Available Download PDF	XIII
List of Contributors Publicly Available Download PDF	XVII
Constantinople & Jerusalem in Late Antiquity: Problems – Paradigms – Perspectives Konstantin Klein and Johannes Wienand Open Access Download PDF	1
Part One: The Centers of a New World Order
The Making of the Holy Land in Late Antiquity Kai Trampedach Open Access Download PDF	9
Always in Second Place: Constantinople as an Imperial and Religious Center in Late Antiquity Rene Pfeilschifter Open Access Download PDF	39
Part Two: Urban Topographies Connected
Delineating the Sacred and the Profane: The Late-Antique Walls of Jerusalem and Constantinople Neslihan Asutay-Effenberger and Shlomit Weksler-Bdolah Open Access Download PDF	69
From the City of Caesar to the City of God: Routes, Networks, and Connectivity Between Constantinople and Jerusalem Marlena Whiting Open Access Download PDF	111
Neighbors of Christ: Saints and their Martyria in Constantinople and Jerusalem Konstantin M. Klein Open Access Download PDF	139
A New Temple of Solomon in Jerusalem? The Construction of the Nea Church (531–543) by Emperor Justinian Kai Trampedach Open Access Download PDF	161
Part Three: The Power of Religion and Empire
Eusebius in Jerusalem and Constantinople: Two Cities, Two Speeches Johannes Wienand Open Access Download PDF	183
Surpassing Solomon: Church-building and Political Discourse in Late Antique Constantinople Nadine Viermann Open Access Download PDF	215
Palestine at the Periphery of Ecclesiastical Politics? The Bishops of Jerusalem after the Council of Chalcedon Jan-Markus Kötter Open Access Download PDF	241
Part Four: Jerusalem, Constantinople and the End of Antiquity
The Church of St John the Apostle and the End of Antiquity in the New Jerusalem Paul Magdalino Open Access Download PDF	261
Jerusalem in 630 James Howard-Johnston Open Access Download PDF	281
From ‘King Heraclius, Faithful in Christ’ to ‘Allenby of Armageddon’: Christian Reconquistadores Enter the Holy City Lutz Greisiger Open Access Download PDF	295
General Index Open Access Download PDF	323
Names Open Access Download PDF	329
Places Open Access Download PDF	335
Literary Sources Open Access Download PDF	339

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December 5, 2022

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9783110718447

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December 5, 2022

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9783110717204

Paperback published on:

June 17, 2024

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9783111521442

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16

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349

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13

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14

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110718447

eBook ISBN: 9783110718447

Hardcover ISBN: 9783110717204

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Jerusalem; Constantinople; Late Antiquity; empire and church

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Scholars (Ancient Hist./Classics, Late Antiquity/Byzantine Hist., Church Hist./Theology/Relig.Stud., Classical Archaeology)

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