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Paperback Martyrdom and Rome Book

ISBN: 0521530490

ISBN13: 9780521530491

Martyrdom and Rome

(Part of the The Wiles Lectures Series)

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This book examines the historical context of the earliest Christian martyrs, and anchors their grisly and often wilful self-sacrifice to the everyday life and outlook of the cities of the Roman empire. Professor Bowersock begins by investigating both the time and the region in which martyrdom, as we know it, came into being. He also offers comparisons of the Graeco-Roman background with the martyrology of Jews and Muslims. A study of official protocols...

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