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SUMMARY:[Historikertag 2021] A Decentralized Late Antiquity? On the Emanation of East Roman Cites and Regions beyond their Borders.
DESCRIPTION:The Mediterranean world of late antiquity appears clearly structured by the political and the soft power of the Roman Empire. Even while in the process of disintegration, it retained a central significance far beyond its political borders. For its part, the Eastern Roman Empire seems to be increasingly determined by the capital, Constantinople, where an urban-based emperorship developed, which was to become an ecumenical and cultural centre. However, other cities also claimed central functions. Rome, for instance, still took precedence in the hierarchy of churches; Jerusalem’s importance as a centre of pilgrimage grew steadily; Alexandria, in turn, remained a cultural centre throughout late antiquity, as did Antioch for a long time. Thus, the empire had a polycentric structure, as has often been pointed out. However, little attention has been paid to the fact that certain cities and regions of the Roman Empire functioned as centres in specific fields, for example in the fields of culture or the church, beyond its boarders. Cities could serve these functions irrespective of their status within the empire: Some, like Alexandria, occupied a distinguished position within the empire, others did not – Edessa, for instance, was a peripheral town from the Roman point of view. This section will examine the prerequisites for gaining such cross-border central functions, what this meant for notions of centre and periphery and for the relations between the Roman Empire and its neighbours. Thus, it will test the possibility of writing a decentralised, entangled history of late antiquity. Emphasis is put on including outside perspectives on the Roman Empire wherever possible, so as to consider different views on the roles of these cities and regions.
Der Beitrag A Decentralized Late Antiquity? On the Emanation of East Roman Cites and Regions beyond their Borders. erschien zuerst auf Historikertag 2021.
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