Fifty Years of Prosopography: The Later Roman Empire, Byzantium and Beyond

by Averil Cameron (Editor)

Overview

Prosopography is the collection of all known information about individuals within a given period. With the advent of computer technology it is now possible to gather and store such information in increasingly sophisticated and searchable databases, which can bring a new dimension to traditional historical research. This book surveys the transition in prosopographical research and demonstrates mutual benefits and complementarity in such studies between the use of new technology and the highest standards of traditional scholarship, and in doing so it sets forth new perspectives and methodologies for future work.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780197262924
Publisher:	British Academy
Publication date:	09/25/2003
Series:	Proceedings of the British Academy , #118
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	9.30(w) x 6.10(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Oxford University

Table of Contents

The Prosopograhy of the Later Roman Empire, Volume l: The Era of A.H.M. Jones, J.R. MartindaleThe Prosopographia Imperii Romani and Prosopographical Method, Werner EckThe Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire (PLRE): Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, Ralph MathisenThe Contribution of Prosopography: the Byzantium Empire, or Why Prosopography? A Question of Identity, Paul MagdalinoExploring the Jungle: Hagiographical Literature Between Fact and Fiction, Thomas PratschThe Contribution of Papyri to the Prosopography of the Ancient World: Evaluation and Prospects, Jean-Michael CarriéSeals and the Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire, Werner SeibtOrthodoxy and Heresy in the Seventh Century: Prosopographical Observations on Monotheletism, Wolfram BrandesRomans and Foreigners, Evangelos ChrysosOfficial Power and Non-Official Power, Jean-Claude CheynetMedieval Prosopography and the Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England, Janet J. Nelson, David A.E. Pelteret, Harold Short