Lives of Roman Christian Women

Name: Lives of Roman Christian Women
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ISBN: 9780141441931

ISBN-10: 0141441933

ISBN-13: 9780141441931

Edition: 2010

Authors: Carolinne White, Carolinne White, Carolinne White

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'Perpetua shouted out with joy as the sword pierced her, for she wanted to taste some of the pain and she even guided the hesitant hand of the trainee gladiator towards her own throat'Lives of Roman Christian Women is a unique collection of letters and documents from the third to the fifth century, celebrating Christian women from across the Roman Empire. Written during a crucial period in which Christianity was transformed from a persecuted faith to the official religion of the Empire, these texts reveal the women who chose to dedicate their lives to Christ, by embracing martyrdom or by adopting a life of poverty and prayer, renouncing not only wealth but also their duties as wives and…

Book details

List price: $25.00
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 3/30/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 5.04" wide x 7.76" long x 0.71" tall
Weight: 0.440
Language: English

Carolinne White is Research Fellow in the Faculty of Classics at the University of Oxford and Assistant Editor of the Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources.