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The translation of The Life of St. Stephen the Younger details the unique birth narrative, monastic life, and martyrdom of an Eastern Christian monk named “Stephen,” killed by a blow to the head on the way to his formal execution in approximately 765 AD.Composed in the early ninth century, this entertaining and interesting life and death narrative has resulted in Stephen the Younger being easily identified as one of the best known and popular martyrs. Between Stephen’s birth and death, the reader is introduced to the theological and social culture of ninth-century Constantinople through Stephen’s relationship with male and female monastics, religious councils, and imperial figures. This saint’s life, unique for its length, detail, and effect on the literary tradition, is essential for scholars and lay-readers alike who wish to understand the priorities of the Byzantine world.Scholars, students, and non-specialist readers with an interest in hagiography and medieval religious literature, Orthodox Christianity, or Byzantine history will find that the translation of The Life of St. Stephen the Younger provides an elegant recounting of the stirring tale, while the historical commentary offers detailed insight into a historic moment of great religious and political complexity.

The translation of The Life of St. Stephen the Younger details the unique birth narrative, monastic life, and martyrdom of an Eastern Christian monk named "e;Stephen,"e; killed by a blow to the head on the way to his formal execution in approximately 765 AD.Composed in the early ninth century, this entertaining and interesting life and death narrative has resulted in Stephen the Younger being easily identified as one of the best known and popular martyrs. Between Stephen's birth and death, the reader is introduced to the theological and social culture of ninth-century Constantinople through Stephen's relationship with male and female monastics, religious councils, and imperial figures. This saint's life, unique for its length, detail, and effect on the literary tradition, is essential for scholars and lay-readers alike who wish to understand the priorities of the Byzantine world.Scholars, students, and non-specialist readers with an interest in hagiography and medieval religious literature, Orthodox Christianity, or Byzantine history will find that the translation of The Life of St. Stephen the Younger provides an elegant recounting of the stirring tale, while the historical commentary offers detailed insight into a historic moment of great religious and political complexity.

The translation of The Life of St. Stephen the Younger details the unique birth narrative, monastic life, and martyrdom of an Eastern Christian monk named "e;Stephen,"e; killed by a blow to the head on the way to his formal execution in approximately 765 AD.Composed in the early ninth century, this entertaining and interesting life and death narrative has resulted in Stephen the Younger being easily identified as one of the best known and popular martyrs. Between Stephen's birth and death, the reader is introduced to the theological and social culture of ninth-century Constantinople through Stephen's relationship with male and female monastics, religious councils, and imperial figures. This saint's life, unique for its length, detail, and effect on the literary tradition, is essential for scholars and lay-readers alike who wish to understand the priorities of the Byzantine world.Scholars, students, and non-specialist readers with an interest in hagiography and medieval religious literature, Orthodox Christianity, or Byzantine history will find that the translation of The Life of St. Stephen the Younger provides an elegant recounting of the stirring tale, while the historical commentary offers detailed insight into a historic moment of great religious and political complexity.

Pliny the Elder''s Natural History is a vast encyclopaedia, surveying natural phenomena from cosmology to biology, medicine to magic. Direct observation, informed speculation and common knowledge are combined to present a key snapshot of ancient thought and the Romans'' perspective on the world around them.Book VII of The Natural History provides a detailed examination of the human animal and is crucial to understanding the work as a whole. In Pliny''s eyes, mankind ''for whose sake nature was created'', represents the basis for which the natural world was founded and structured. As a result, the book provides valuable insight into the extraordinary complex of ideas and beliefs that were current in Pliny''s era. One of the most interesting transitions of subject in The Natural History is that from man to animals (between Books VII and VIII) and for this reason the section on elephants at the beginning of Book VIII is included here, to show how Pliny moves on to his account of the animal he considers ''nearest to the human disposition''.This edition provides the full Latin text accompanied by commentary notes that provide linguistic help and explanations, plus vocabulary lists of Latin terms and an index of proper names. The in-depth introduction provides valuable details about the work''s historical, scientific and literary context, as well as an overview of the work''s legacy and reception.

Pliny the Elder''s Natural History is a vast encyclopaedia, surveying natural phenomena from cosmology to biology, medicine to magic. Direct observation, informed speculation and common knowledge are combined to present a key snapshot of ancient thought and the Romans'' perspective on the world around them.Book VII of The Natural History provides a detailed examination of the human animal and is crucial to understanding the work as a whole. In Pliny''s eyes, mankind ''for whose sake nature was created'', represents the basis for which the natural world was founded and structured. As a result, the book provides valuable insight into the extraordinary complex of ideas and beliefs that were current in Pliny''s era. One of the most interesting transitions of subject in The Natural History is that from man to animals (between Books VII and VIII) and for this reason the section on elephants at the beginning of Book VIII is included here, to show how Pliny moves on to his account of the animal he considers ''nearest to the human disposition''.This edition provides the full Latin text accompanied by commentary notes that provide linguistic help and explanations, plus vocabulary lists of Latin terms and an index of proper names. The in-depth introduction provides valuable details about the work''s historical, scientific and literary context, as well as an overview of the work''s legacy and reception.