Marcus Aurelius' rain miracle and the Marcomannic wars [electronic resource] / by Péter Kovács.

ISBN:

9789047443261

Title:

Author:

Kovács, Péter, 1969-

Personal Author:

Kovács, Péter, 1969-

Publication Information:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 301 pages) : illustrations, map.

Series:

Mnemosyne. Supplements, v. 308. History and archaeology of classical antiquity

Contents:

Introduction -- Chapter 1. The rain miracle -- Chapter 2. Research history of the rain miracle -- Chapter 3. Sources for the rain miracle -- Chapter 4. The rain miracle in medieval Latin and Byzantine sources -- Chapter 5. Coins and the rain miracle -- Chapter 6. The forged letter attributed to Marcus Aurelius -- Chapter 7. Julian Theurgistes and the rain miracle -- Chapter 8. The lightning and rain miracles -- Chapter 9. The Column of Marcus Aurelius -- Chapter 10. The scenes on the Column of Marcus Aurelius -- Chapter 11. Marcomannic-Quadian assault on Italy -- Chapter 12. Pannonia and the Marcomannic wars -- Chapter 13. The dating of the scenes on the Column of Marcus Aurelius.

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Personal Subject:

Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome, 121-180.

Marcus Aurelius, 121-180 Emperor of Rome.

Subject Term:

Marcomannic War, 167-180 -- Religious aspects.

Miracles.

Geographic Term:

Rome -- Religion.

Rome -- History -- Marcus Aurelius, 161-180.

Format:

Electronic Resources

Electronic Access:

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Publication Date:

2009

Publication Information:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009.

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Summary

The longest war of the Roman imperial period is the war Marcus Aurelius waged with the northern German and Sarmatian tribes. The best-known events of these wars were the lightning and rain miracles. Divine intervention saved the Roman troops who were surrounded by the Germans and suffering from a water shortage, by means of a lightning and rain miracle. Thunderbolts struck the enemy while the rain soothed the Romans' suffering. Several pagan and Christian versions of the miracle existed already in Antiquity. Péter Kovács examines these events and their sources in detail. The most important source is the Column of Marcus Aurelius in Rome. The scenes of the column depict the miracles as well and therefore it was studied separately. The author also sketches the history of the Marcomannic wars. He publishes all the sources of the miracles and examines the development of the legend from Antiquity to the 14th century.