Crisis and wealth in byzantine Italy: the libri pontificales of Rome and Ravenna

Bronwen Neil*

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Abstract

Using the Liber Pontificalis and Liber Pontificalis ecclesiae Ravennatis, the official records of the churches of Rome and Ravenna, the author surveys the evidence for episcopal involvement in the many crises that impinged on these two important cities and on Byzantine Italy generally in the fifth and sixth centuries. Six categories of crisis are investigated. By a comparison of the two sources Neil examines the defining differences between Roman and Ravennan approaches to crisis management in Byzantine Italy.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)279-303
Number of pages25
JournalByzantion: Revue Internationale des Etudes Byzantines
Volume82
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012
Externally publishedYes

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