Barbarians And Bishops: Army, Church, And State In The Age Of Arcadius And Chrysostom
1990 / English / PDF
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In this illuminating study Liebeschuetz examines two fundamental themes of Late Antiquity: the barbarization of the Roman army and the interrelation of Church and secular government. He discusses Alaric's Goths in the West, who were treated as a federate regiment rather than a migrating tribe how the civilian authorities at Constantinople maintained control over the largely German army in a conflict that culminated in the Gainas rising and how the same authorities came into conflict with John Chrysostom, the bishop of Constantinople, and had him deposed.
