Prophets and Emperors: Human and Divine Authority from Augustus to Theodosius

by David Stone Potter

Book Overview

To the practical modern mind, the idea of divine prophecy is more ludicrous than sublime. Yet to our cultural forebears in ancient Greece and Rome, prophecy was anything but marginal; it was in fact... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674715659
• ISBN13: 9780674715653
• Release Date: December 1994
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 281 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.7" x 8.5"