McGill S., Sogno C., Watts E. (ed.) From the Tetrarchs to the Theodosians. Later Roman History and Culture, 284-450 CE

Cambridge – New York: Cambridge University Press, 2010. – 333 p. – (Yale Classical Studies. Vol. 34).
ISBN13: 978-0-521-89821-8 HardbackAn integrated collection of essays examining the politics, social networks, law, historiography, and literature of the later Roman world. The volume treats three central themes: the first section looks at political and social developments across the period and argues that, in spite of the stress placed upon traditional social structures, many elements of Roman life remained only slightly changed. The second section focuses upon biographical texts and shows how late-antique authors adapted traditional modes of discourse to new conditions. The final section explores the first years of the reign of Theodosius I and shows how he built upon historical foundations while unfurling new methods for utilising, presenting, and commemorating imperial power. These papers analyze specific events and local developments to highlight examples of both change and continuity in the Roman world from 284–450.Introduction. Scott McGill, Cristiana Sogno, and Edward WattsPolitics, law, and society
The unity of the Roman Empire. David Potter
Roman patronage. Peter Garnsey
Roman matchmaking. Cristiana Sogno
Constantine the lawgiver. Jill Harries
Constantine answers the veterans. Serena ConnollyBiography and panegyrics
Three generations of Christian philosophical biography. Edward Watts
The education of Paulinus of Pella: learning in the late empire. Josiah Osgood
Another man’s miracles: recasting Aelius Donatus in Phocas’s Life of Virgil. Scott McGill
Gregory of Nazianzus’s Life of Julian revisited (Or. 4 and 5): the art of governance by invective. Susanna ElmFaces of Theodosius I
Liar in winter: Themistius and Theodosius. Peter Heather
Moments of truth: Gregory of Nazianzus and Theodosius I. Neil McLynn
Reinventing Constantinople: Theodosius I’s imprint on the imperial city. Brian Croke
Reinventing history: Jerome’s Chronicle and the writing of the post-Roman West. Mark Vessey