Paul and Seneca among the condemned : the use of spectacle in the early empire /

"Paul and Seneca Among the Condemned explores the sites and images of spectacle that littered the landscapes of the ancient world. By examining archaeological remains alongside the letters of Paul and Seneca, we discover new readings and suggestive responses to sovereign power and state terror...

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Main Author:	Unwin, James R., 1983- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Lanham ; Boulder ; New York ; London : Lexington Books/Fortress Academic, [2024]
Series:	Paul in critical contexts
Subjects:	Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, > approximately 4 B.C.-65 A.D. Paul, > the Apostle, Saint > Death and burial. Public executions > Rome > History. Terror > Political aspects > Rome > History. Public executions > Greece > Corinth > History. Rome > History > Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D. Rome > Antiquities. Corinth (Greece) > Antiquities, Roman.

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Summary:	"Paul and Seneca Among the Condemned explores the sites and images of spectacle that littered the landscapes of the ancient world. By examining archaeological remains alongside the letters of Paul and Seneca, we discover new readings and suggestive responses to sovereign power and state terror in the early empire"--
Physical Description:	pages cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781978711198 1978711190