Domitian, the fathers and the persecution of the church
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Paper/Presentation Title | Domitian, the fathers and the persecution of the church |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | |
Author | Harmes, Marcus |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the Leeds International Medieval Congress 2010 |
Number of Pages | 11 |
Year | 2010 |
Conference/Event | Leeds International Medieval Congress 2010 |
Event Details | Leeds International Medieval Congress 2010 Event Date 12 to end of 15 Jul 2010 Event Location Leeds, United Kingdom |
Abstract | The portrayal of the Emperor Domitian in early Christian sources relates to mental journey which the Church undertook in formulating its relations with Roman civil authorities. Historians have seen Domitian as an example of a ‘bad’ emperor which indicated the obedience Christians would offer to emperors who did not persecute. But Patristic sources not only distinguished between good and bad emperors, but made good emperors out of bad, insisting on conversions and patronage as emanating from the imperial court. Using distinctive features of the Patristic records of the Domitianic persecution, including records of his victims, this paper reconstructs how Patristic writers undertook a mental journey to integrate Church and State, locating Christians at the very centre of imperial power. |
Keywords | Domitian, Emperor of Rome (81-96CE); Rome; Christianity; Fathers of the Church |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 430308. European history (excl. British, classical Greek and Roman) |
430305. Classical Greek and Roman history | |
500401. Christian studies | |
Public Notes | Author retains copyright. |
Byline Affiliations | Open Access College |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q0z50/domitian-the-fathers-and-the-persecution-of-the-church
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