Earthquakes and divine wrath. ‘Religious’ seismic etiologies in the age of Justinian

Authors

  • Sebastiano Busà , Universidad de Messina ,

Keywords:

Justinian, earthquakes, dissent, Constantinople

Abstract

The age of Justinian (527-565) gives us much evidence of a debate on the causes of earthquakes, very articulated and sometimes lively, in which are placed next to the Aristotelian seismology, numerous religious interpretations of the causes of earthquakes, pagan and Christian of origin, often instrumentally used by groups of dissent to strike Justinian or by the emperor to quash dissent.

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Published

2019-07-12

Issue

No. 10 (2012)

Section

Monographic

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How to Cite

Earthquakes and divine wrath. ‘Religious’ seismic etiologies in the age of Justinian. (2019). ARYS, 10, 337-362. https://e-revistas.uc3m.es/index.php/ARYS/article/view/4858