TY - BOOK AU - McLynn,Neil B. TI - Ambrose of Milan: church and court in a Christian capital T2 - The transformation of the classical heritage SN - 9780520914551 AV - BR1720.A5 M37 1994eb U1 - 270.2/092B 20 PY - 1994/// CY - Berkeley PB - University of California Press KW - Ambrose, KW - Christian saints KW - Italy KW - Milan KW - Biography KW - Church and state KW - Rome KW - History KW - Church history KW - Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 KW - RELIGION KW - Christian Church KW - bisacsh KW - Christianity KW - HISTORY KW - Ancient KW - General KW - fast KW - Primitive and early church KW - Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D KW - Rome (Empire) KW - Electronic books KW - Biographies KW - lcgft N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; The reluctant bishop -- Consolidation -- Ambrose and Gratian -- Persecution -- Ambrose's people, I: master of ceremonies -- Ambrose's people, II: friends and influence -- Ambrose and Theodosius -- Sanctity N2 - In this new and illuminating interpretation of Ambrose, bishop of Milan from 374 to 397, Neil McLynn thoroughly sifts the evidence surrounding this very difficult personality. The result is a richly detailed interpretation of Ambrose's actions and writings that penetrates the bishop's painstaking presentation of self. McLynn succeeds in revealing Ambrose's manipulation of events without making him too Machiavellian. Having synthesized the vast complex of scholarship available on the late fourth century, McLynn also presents an impressive study of the politics and history of the Christian church and the Roman Empire in that period. Admirably and logically organized, the book traces the chronology of Ambrose's public activity and reconstructs important events in the fourth century. McLynn's zesty, lucid prose gives the reader a clear understanding of the complexities of Ambrose's life and career and of late Roman government UR - https://libproxy.firstcity.edu.my:8443/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=13101 ER -