Download or read book The Propaganda of Power written by Mary Whitby and published by BRILL. This book was released on 1998 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The thirteen essays presented here shed new light on the role of panegyric in the western and eastern Roman Empire in the late antique world. The core of the volume deals with prose and verse panegyric under the Christian Roman Empire (4th-7th century): key themes addressed are social and political context, the 'hidden agenda', and the impact of Christianity on the pagan tradition of the panegyric, including the portrayal of patriarchs and holy men.