Cultural Transformations In the Eastern Cities of the Later Roman Empire

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25770263
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: History of Europe and America
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo
• Principal Investigator: TANAKA Hajime 東京大学, 大学院総合文化研究科, 准教授 (50647906)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: リバニオス / キリスト教 / 初期ビザンツ / 宗教史 / 歴史叙述 / 神殿 / ギリシア修辞学 / 天使

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research explored cultural changes in the Greek cities, especially in Antioch the metropolis of Syria, in the later Roman Empire. In order to reveal the interactions between Christianity and Hellenistic culture, the researcher principally investigated the temple destruction by Christians and the propagation of angel-worship in Late Antiquity and revealed dynamics between imperial policies and local elites. Furthermore, the prosopographical research on Libanius’ Letters made it possible to reevaluate the political relationship among imperial elites. Finally, the historiographical tradition was put into the context of religious polemics through the analysis of Theodoret’s Church History.

Free Research Field

古代ローマ史