{"product_id":"origins-of-roman-christian-diplomacy","title":"Origins of Roman Christian Diplomacy","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book illuminates the origins of Roman Christian diplomacy through two case studies: Constantius II’s imperial strategy in the Red Sea; and John Chrysostom's ecclesiastical strategy in Gothia and Sasanian Persia. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth men have enjoyed a strong narrative tradition: Constantius as a persecuting, theological fanatic, and Chrysostom as a stubborn, naïve reformer. Yet this tradition has often masked their remarkable innovations. As part of his strategy for conquest, Constantius was forced to focus on Alexandria, demonstrating a carefully orchestrated campaign along the principal eastern trade route. Meanwhile, whilst John Chrysostom' s preaching and social reform have garnered extensive discussion, his late sermons and letters composed in exile reveal an ambitious program to establish church structures outside imperial state control.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book demonstrates that these two pioneers innovated a diplomacy that utilised Christianity as a tool for forging alliances with external peoples; a procedure that would later become central to Byzantine statecraft. It will appeal to all those interested in Early Christianity and late antique\/medieval history. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54235496120664,"sku":"9781138219465","price":192.2,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781138219465_69d60e1c-e89c-42bc-ac8d-59753de64b76.jpg?v=1769012116","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/origins-of-roman-christian-diplomacy","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}