Due to the widespread fear of an imminent apocalypse, the concept of time was extensively debated in the Eastern Roman Empire of the sixth century. Topics such as de-eschatologization, acceleration, retardation, pluritemporality, and non-temporality were explored. Mischa Meier explores the different aspects of this lively debate, which has not yet received sufficient attention from researchers.
Due to the widespread fear of an imminent apocalypse, the concept of time was extensively debated in the Eastern Roman Empire of the sixth century. Topics such as de-eschatologization, acceleration, retardation, pluritemporality, and non-temporality were explored. Mischa Meier explores the different aspects of this lively debate, which has not yet received sufficient attention from researchers.
Mischa Meier
ist Professor für Alte Geschichte an der Universität Tübingen und Sprecher des SFB 923 "Bedrohte Ordnungen".
Oströmisches Reich Justinian Weltende Apokalypse Kaiserkritik 6. Jahrhundert Beschleunigung Chronologie Eschatologie Historiographie Nontemporalität Pluritemporalität Retardation Spätantike Temporalität