Marcus Aurelius' rain miracle and the Marcomannic wars /
Kovács, Péter, 1969-
Marcus Aurelius' rain miracle and the Marcomannic wars / by Péter Kovács. - Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009. - 1 online resource (xviii, 301 pages) : illustrations, map. - Mnemosyne. Supplements, History and archaeology of classical antiquity v. 308. 0169-8958 ; . - Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum ; 308. Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum. History and archaeology of classical antiquity. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-288) and indexes.
Introduction -- Chapter 1. The rain miracle -- Chapter 2. Research history of the rain miracle -- Chapter 3. Sources for the rain miracle -- Chapter 4. The rain miracle in medieval Latin and Byzantine sources -- Chapter 5. Coins and the rain miracle -- Chapter 6. The forged letter attributed to Marcus Aurelius -- Chapter 7. Julian Theurgistes and the rain miracle -- Chapter 8. The lightning and rain miracles -- Chapter 9. The Column of Marcus Aurelius -- Chapter 10. The scenes on the Column of Marcus Aurelius -- Chapter 11. Marcomannic-Quadian assault on Italy -- Chapter 12. Pannonia and the Marcomannic wars -- Chapter 13. The dating of the scenes on the Column of Marcus Aurelius.
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The rain and lightning miracles are the best-known events of Marcus Aurelius' northern wars. Several pagan and Christian versions existed in Antiquity. The author studies and publishes the sources and the development of the legend from Antiquity to the 14th century.
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Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome, 121-180.
Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome. 121-180
Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome, 121-180
Mark Aurel Römisches Reich, Kaiser.
Marcomannic War (167-180)
161-180
Marcomannic War, 167-180--Religious aspects.
Miracles.
HISTORY--Ancient.
Miracles.
Religion.
Religious aspects.
Regen.
Markomannenkriege.
Wunder.
Rome--Religion.
Rome--History--Marcus Aurelius, 161-180.
Rome (Empire)
Electronic books.
History.
Electronic books.
DG297 / .K68 2009eb
937/.07
Marcus Aurelius' rain miracle and the Marcomannic wars / by Péter Kovács. - Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009. - 1 online resource (xviii, 301 pages) : illustrations, map. - Mnemosyne. Supplements, History and archaeology of classical antiquity v. 308. 0169-8958 ; . - Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum ; 308. Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum. History and archaeology of classical antiquity. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-288) and indexes.
Introduction -- Chapter 1. The rain miracle -- Chapter 2. Research history of the rain miracle -- Chapter 3. Sources for the rain miracle -- Chapter 4. The rain miracle in medieval Latin and Byzantine sources -- Chapter 5. Coins and the rain miracle -- Chapter 6. The forged letter attributed to Marcus Aurelius -- Chapter 7. Julian Theurgistes and the rain miracle -- Chapter 8. The lightning and rain miracles -- Chapter 9. The Column of Marcus Aurelius -- Chapter 10. The scenes on the Column of Marcus Aurelius -- Chapter 11. Marcomannic-Quadian assault on Italy -- Chapter 12. Pannonia and the Marcomannic wars -- Chapter 13. The dating of the scenes on the Column of Marcus Aurelius.
Use copy
The rain and lightning miracles are the best-known events of Marcus Aurelius' northern wars. Several pagan and Christian versions existed in Antiquity. The author studies and publishes the sources and the development of the legend from Antiquity to the 14th century.
Electronic reproduction.
[S.l.] :
HathiTrust Digital Library,
2010.
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
9789047443261 9047443268
10.1163/ej.9789004166394.i-302 doi
239835 MIL
bccb
Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome, 121-180.
Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome. 121-180
Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome, 121-180
Mark Aurel Römisches Reich, Kaiser.
Marcomannic War (167-180)
161-180
Marcomannic War, 167-180--Religious aspects.
Miracles.
HISTORY--Ancient.
Miracles.
Religion.
Religious aspects.
Regen.
Markomannenkriege.
Wunder.
Rome--Religion.
Rome--History--Marcus Aurelius, 161-180.
Rome (Empire)
Electronic books.
History.
Electronic books.
DG297 / .K68 2009eb
937/.07
