Igreja, conflito e poder no século IV d. C. : João Crisóstomo e o levante das estátuas em Antioquia
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2006-04-25
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Silva, Érica Cristhyane Morais da
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Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo
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The Riot of The Statues was a conflict that happened in 387 A.D., at Antioch, an important city of the Roman Empire under the reign of Theodosius (379-395). It was a popular protest against the creation of a new tax. When the announcement of the new tax reached the city, the curiales began the protests which lead to the destruction of the imperial portraits and the overthrow of imperial statues. To destruct imperial images were a major crime in the Fourth Century of the Later Roman Empire. Therefore the city and its inhabitants suffer lots of punishment like the city lost its status as a metropolis, some of the rioters were executed, and others put to prison. Besides, Theodosius intents to destroy the city and burns it with its inhabitants within. The population was afraid waiting for the imperial response. However, Theodosius pardoned the city and restored it to its former condition as a metropolis. This conflict received much attention from different ancient writers. However, it was Libanius and John Chrysostom that will emphasize the importance of this riot. Libanius delivered five orations about the riot and John Chrysostom delivered, traditionally, twenty one homilies. These two testimonies became the primary sources about The Riot of the Statues. A research about this theme could be based in one of these two later sources or in both. Nevertheless, Libanius testimony is more studied than Chrysostom s with regard to the riot. Considering this, our purpose with this dissertation will be to show the point of view of John Chrysostom, his interpretation of the riot. We will understand how John Chrysostom presents the Christian interference on the riot by showing how he describe his interference and also the interference of the monks and bishop Flavian on behalf of the city and its inhabitants according. Our aim is demonstrate that Christian interference helped in a particular way on the final imperial decision with regard to the city.
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SILVA, Érica Cristhyane Morais da. Igreja, conflito e poder no século IV d. C. : João Crisóstomo e o levante das estátuas em Antioquia. 2006. 190 f. Dissertação (Mestrado em História) - Programa de Pós-Graduação em História, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, 2006.