A Few Remarks on the Ransom Paid for Releasing Captives in Selected Early Byzantine Hagiographic Texts
The article analyzes certain early Byzantine hagiographic texts concerning various forms of brigandage (both maritime and land-based). Two such accounts are studied in detail, one by Gerontius of Jerusalem and another by Theodoret of Cyrus. The instances described unveil the weakness of Roman state...
Main Author: | Ireneusz Milewski |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | deu |
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Lodz University Press
2017-09-01
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Series: | Studia Ceranea |
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Online Access: | https://czasopisma.uni.lodz.pl/sceranea/article/view/3027 |
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