9789004166394 - Marcus Aurelius' Rain Miracle and the Marcomannic Wars (Mnemosyne, Supplements, History and Archaeology of Classical) von Kovács, Peter (3 Ergebnisse)

Large octavo (245 x 165 mm), publisher's illustrated hardcover, XVIII, 301 (+1) pp., with a few b/w-illustrations in the text, previous owner's stamp to front fly leaf (Exlibris H. S. Versnel), a well preserved copy. [MnS - Mnemosyne Supplements; 308]. - ISBN: 9789004166394. - Contents/Inhalt : Preliminary Materials / Péter Kovács -- Chapter One. The Rain Miracle / Péter Kovács -- Chapter Two. Research History Of The Rain Miracle / Péter Kovács -- Chapter Three. Sources For The Rain Miracle / Péter Kovács -- Chapter Four. The Rain Miracle In Medieval Latin And Byzantine Sources / Péter Kovács -- Chapter Five. Coins And The Rain Miracle / Péter Kovács -- Chapter Six. The Forged Letter Attributed To Marcus Aurelius / Péter Kovács -- Chapter Seven. Julian Theurgistes And The Rain Miracle / Péter Kovács -- Chapter Eight. The Lightning And Rain Miracles / Péter Kovács -- Chapter Nine. The Column Of Marcus Aurelius / Péter Kovács -- Chapter Ten. The Scenes On The Column Of Marcus Aurelius / Péter Kovács -- Chapter Eleven. Marcomannic-Quadian Assault On Italy / Péter Kovács -- Chapter Twelve. Pannonia And The Marcomannic Wars / Péter Kovács -- Chapter Thirteen. The Dating Of The Scenes On The Column Of Marcus Aurelius / Péter Kovács -- Bibliography / Péter Kovács -- Index Of Names / Péter Kovács -- Index Of Sources / Péter Kovács. Description based upon print version of record.; Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-288) and indexes.; English ||| Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome, 121-180; Marcomannic War, 167-180 Religious aspects; Miracles; Rome Religion; Rome History Marcus Aurelius, 161-180 - Marcus Aurelius, Kaiser von Rom, 121-180; Markomannenkrieg, 167180 Religiöse Aspekte; Wunder; Rom Religion; Rom Geschichte Marcus Aurelius, 161-180 - [00B | SOD | oR ] 670 g.

Hardcover. Zustand: New.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The longest war of the Roman imperial period is the war Marcus Aurelius waged with the northern German and Sarmatian tribes. The best-known events of these wars were the lightning and rain miracles. Divine intervention saved the Roman troops who were surrounded by the Germans and suffering from a water shortage, by means of a lightning and rain miracle. Thunderbolts struck the enemy while the rain soothed the Romansa (TM) suffering. Several pagan and Christian versions of the miracle existed already in Antiquity. PA(c)ter KovAcs examines these events and their sources in detail. The most important source is the Column of Marcus Aurelius in Rome. The scenes of the column depict the miracles as well and therefore it was studied separately. The author also sketches the history of the Marcomannic wars. He publishes all the sources of the miracles and examines the development of the legend from Antiquity to the 14th century.