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Introduction BADLANDS 1. Viper Died: Local Notables and Imperial Rule 2. Hook Hidden in the Bait: The Rewards of Giving 3. Singing of the Sirens: Service in the Imperial Administration 4. The Highlander EMPIRE AND PROVINCE 5. Surpass Me with Your Generosity: Provincial Governors and Tax Assessors 6. Men in an Oven: Emperors in Cappadocia 7. Birds Cowering Before an Eagle: Basil and Valens' Court at Antioch 8. Everything Yields to Theodosius: Gregory of Nazianzus at Constantinople CULTURE WARS 9. A True Hellene Among the Cappadocians: Julian in Asia Minor 10. Basil's Outline of Virtue 11. Gregory of Nazianzus and the Philosopher Emperor Epilogue: Admonishment and Compassion Abbreviations Notes Editions and Translations 1. The Cappadocian Fathers 2. Ancient Authors and Texts Bibliography Index

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