In this study, the question is addressed regarding how Jewish identity took shape in the fourth century AD. This is accomplished through a comprehensive analysis of the interplay among diverse...Show moreIn this study, the question is addressed regarding how Jewish identity took shape in the fourth century AD. This is accomplished through a comprehensive analysis of the interplay among diverse groups within the Roman Empire: the Jewish factions themselves, the Christian factions, and the imperial power centre.Show less
This work analyses the police apparatus of early imperial Rome. The research is embedded in existing theories about policing and explores by what means the Roman state managed to police early...Show moreThis work analyses the police apparatus of early imperial Rome. The research is embedded in existing theories about policing and explores by what means the Roman state managed to police early imperial Rome.Show less
The Ravenna Papyri is a set of documents from Late Antiquity. The documents provide insight into the system and structure of land ownership in this rather understudied period (445 AD - 700 AD)....Show moreThe Ravenna Papyri is a set of documents from Late Antiquity. The documents provide insight into the system and structure of land ownership in this rather understudied period (445 AD - 700 AD). This study examines both the social and economic aspects of the papyri, with an emphasis on (1) the organization of agriculture in the sources, (2) the social structure of landowners and those who are connected to landholdings (often by working on it as tenant), and (3) how landholdings circulated (between owners).Show less
Emperor Justinian (r.527 to 565) was one of the most famous and infamous emperors of Late Antiquity. One of his most remarkable qualities had been his legislative fervour. Early on, he had...Show moreEmperor Justinian (r.527 to 565) was one of the most famous and infamous emperors of Late Antiquity. One of his most remarkable qualities had been his legislative fervour. Early on, he had completed what would later be called the Corpus Iuris Civilis, incorporating the Codex, the Digesta and the Institutiones. However, in the wake of this Corpus, his reign produced another 155 ‘new laws’ that have not yet received the scholarly attention they deserve. This thesis has taken these Novellae seriously as a corpus of its own and has explored how we should understand this multitude of laws in their socio-political context and how these innovations were anchored in a sixth-century worldview. The Novellae performed a multi-layered balancing act between tradition and innovation, subject and emperor, and being shaped by and shaping society. However, these laws singled out one person whose presence invaded every corner of the text: the emperor. He was ruler of the eternal Roman Empire and Christian father of the people. In the end, he knew what was best.Show less
Dit werk poogt een bijdrage te leveren aan onze kennis over de rol die Rome kende na het invoeren van de tetrarchie en de rol die uiteindelijk voor haar overbleef in het Rijk van Constantijn....Show moreDit werk poogt een bijdrage te leveren aan onze kennis over de rol die Rome kende na het invoeren van de tetrarchie en de rol die uiteindelijk voor haar overbleef in het Rijk van Constantijn. Hierbij wordt gekeken naar de opkomende steden, de senaat en de monumentalisering van de tetrarchen.Show less
Dit onderzoek behandelt de verhouding tussen de Gotische en Romeinse (etnische) identiteit in Ostrogotisch Italië, en hoe die beïnvloed werd door de Gotische oorlogen (535-554). Aan de hand van...Show moreDit onderzoek behandelt de verhouding tussen de Gotische en Romeinse (etnische) identiteit in Ostrogotisch Italië, en hoe die beïnvloed werd door de Gotische oorlogen (535-554). Aan de hand van sociaalwetenschappelijke theorieën wordt zowel het historiografisch debat als het primaire bronnenmateriaal geanalyseerd (met name Procopius en Cassiodorus). Er blijkt een spanningsveld te zijn tussen de ideologische lading van het primaire bronnenmateriaal, en de ‘wereld achter de tekst’. Hier wordt een situationalistische lezing van etniciteit aangedragen als middenweg binnen de historiografische discussie. De betekenis en het belang van ‘Gotische’ of ‘Romeinse’ identiteit was context-afhankelijk.Show less