Defining Later Antiquity with reference to Augustine, as with Younnes in this volume, might suit the purposes of argumentation in a certain type of political theory, but yields little historical pertinence, and is perhaps a point of reference that Latinises Late Antique Christianity unduly — it yielded, with H. Central to this discussion, as noted by Hammoud and by Robin,31 and by others as well, is the focus on concrete points of application, on cultic practice, in a situation characterised by a number of features generally characteristic of polytheistic worship. Ulmen, New York: Telos, , Recent studies by Polish scholars, for instance, have demonstrated that the competences of the prefect of Italy, Illyria and Africa included the functioning of city councils. Among the many earlier works on the subject, see in particular these two: J.
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