Barbarians and Bishops: Army, Church, and State in the Age of Arcadius and ChrysostomIn this illuminating study Liebeschuetz examines two fundamental themes of Late Antiquity: the barbarization of the Roman army and the interrelation of Church and secular government. He discusses Alaric's Goths in the West, who were treated as a federate regiment rather than a migrating tribe; how the civilian authorities at Constantinople maintained control over the largely German army in a conflict that culminated in the Gainas rising; and how the same authorities came into conflict with John Chrysostom, the bishop of Constantinople, and had him deposed. |
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Demilitarization and Christianization I | 1 |
AN ARMY OF MERCENARIES AND ITS PROBLEMS | 5 |
Barbarian Officers and Generals | 7 |
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