{"title":"Benjamin Garstad","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBenjamin Garstad\u003c\/strong\u003e offers insightful explorations into the complexities of ancient history, with a particular focus on Late Antiquity. His works, such as \u003cem\u003eBouttios\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eLate Antique Antioch\u003c\/em\u003e, delve into the social, cultural, and military aspects of historical cities and eras, providing a rich understanding of their significance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect scholarly yet accessible narratives that bring to life the nuanced transformations of historical landscapes. Garstad’s detailed research sheds light on the military dynamics and historical contexts that shaped pivotal moments of the past.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"bouttios-and-late-antique-antioch-by-benjamin-garstad-9780884024934","title":"Bouttios and Late Antique Antioch","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBouttios and Late Antique Antioch\u003c\/em\u003e undertakes the exciting, if laborious, task of assembling clues and piecing back together a book that has disappeared from our library of Greek and Roman works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut it does not merely add another author to the bibliography of antiquity and place him in fourth-century Antioch. It shows how the gods could be reduced to historical characters, the powerful goddess of Luck turned into a pitiful victim of virgin sacrifice, and respected emperors defamed as despots—and, in sum, how the writing of history could be exploited for partisan purposes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWe see how people in what we consider the distant past thought about their own history, and how they discussed momentous political and social issues across a seemingly insurmountable divide in a period of existential crisis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47536345874668,"sku":"9780884024934","price":109.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780884024934-bouttios-and-late-antique-antioch.jpg?v=1776380842"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/benjamin-garstad.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}