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Ruling of the Late Roman and Byzantine City
- Jones tracks lack of morale and vitality but if we dont measure against Roman civic benchmark then we get different results
- Life and Miracles of St. Thekla no mention curiales, and imperial defence society of considerable vitality, notable self-confidence and self-awareness as a community. Run by clergy and bishop.
- Saint gives city identity Seleukia identity expressed through cult of St. Thelka. Civic patriotism shown through civic rivalry.
- Thessalonika clergy important, but laymen fund the redoing of the church.
- Miracles of St. Demetrius - middle Thessalonica abandoned public baths could have been rebuilt, instead spend their money on building and decorating churches. Larger cities continue to thrive, smaller ones declined perhaps more important loss of curiales.
- Emesa Symeon lively market town, baths, taverns, prostitutes etc. Market centre for surrounding countryside entertainment so landowners must have lived somewhere near b- successful urban community not one losing vitality or morale.
- Life of St. Theodore of Sykeon - Anastasioupolis lead by clergy and various landowners public civic buildings replaced by churches.
- Lameness of Theodore as a bishops shows how important role of leader of civic community was. Late 6th century Anastasiaoulopis different to earlier Roman city and life shows village increase, but cities till the real deal. Inhabitants countryside looked on city as a place to pay taxes and rent, sell their produced and find landlords and officials. Fundamental continuities of Galatian life. Not fertile, not really on a trade route, so if it had a life, then others would??
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