Code
01CD7523
Duration
01 January 2024 → 31 July 2024
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Promotor
Fellow
Research disciplines
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Humanities
- Ancient history
- Religion and society
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Social sciences
- Roman law
Keywords
legislation
fifth century
Eastern Roman Emperor Marcian
Bishop Leo I of Rome
Late Antiquity
diplomacy
Council of Chalcedon
Church history
Project description
This project studies the letter collections of the Council of Chalcedon (451 AD) from a socio-legal and rhetorical perspective. It discloses the rhetorical strategies of these letters and the narrative of their collections, and analyzes their impact on imperial and ecclesiastical decision making processes before, during, and after Chalcedon.