Antioch II

The Many Faces of Antioch: Intellectual Exchange and Religious Diversity, CE 350-450

edited by Silke-Petra Bergjan and Susanna Elm

Book cover: Antioch II

Extent: 506 pages

Publisher: Mohr Siebeck

Subjects: Classical Studies, Literary Studies, Mediterranean Archaeology

Series: Civitatum Orbis MEditerranei Studia

Series volume number: 3

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(September 2018)

ISBN: 9783161551260

6.57 x 9.13 inches

Price: $199.00

In stock

During the fourth century, Antioch on the Orontes was the most important imperial residence in the Roman Empire and a “hotbed” of intellectual and religious activity. The writings of men such as Libanius, the emperor Julian, Ammianus Marcellinus, John Chrysostom, Theodoret, and many others, provide a density of written sources that is nearly unmatched in antiquity, while the archaeological evidence of the city’s evolution is much harder to reconstruct. This volume assembles state-of-the-art scholarship on these ancient authors within the context of recent archaeological work to offer a rare comprehensive view of this late Roman city.


During the fourth century, Antioch on the Orontes was the most important imperial residence in the Roman Empire and a “hot-bed” of intellectual and religious activity. The writings of men such as Libanius, the emperor Julian, Ammianus Marcellinus, John Chrysostom, Theodoret, and many others, provide a density of written sources that is nearly unmatched in antiquity, while the archaeological evidence of the city’s evolution is much harder to reconstruct. This volume assembles state-of-the-art scholarship on these ancient authors within the context of recent archaeological work to offer a rare comprehensive view of this late Roman city. Contributors: Rudolf Brandle, Gunnar Brands, Silke-Petra Bergjan, Susanna Elm, Johannes Hahn, Gavin Kelly, Blake Leyerle, Jaclyn Maxwell, Wendy Mayer, Yannis Papadogiannakis, Catherine Saliou, Adam M. Schor, Christine Shepardson, Jan R. Stenger, Claudia Tiersch, Edward Watts, Jorit Wintjes

  • Edited by Silke-Petra Bergjan
  • Edited by Susanna Elm