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Constantine : Roman emperor, Christian victor
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- ISBN: 9781590203248
- ISBN: 1590203240
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Physical Description:
xxv, 358 p., [24] p. of plates : ill. (mostly col.), maps, geneal. tables ; 24 cm.
print - Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Overlook Press, 2010, c2009.
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| General Note: | This edition first published in hardcover in the United States in 2010 by The Overlook Press, Peter Mayer Publishers, Inc." T.p. verso. Originally published: London : Quercus, 2009. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 316-350) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- Part 1 : Faith and power in the third century. Religion in the later Roman Empire -- The rise of Christianity -- The unconquered emperor and his divine patron -- The tetrarchy -- Part 2 : Constantine Invictus. Constantine Invictus -- Constantine and Rome -- Constantine's conversion -- Constantinople -- Part 3 : Victor Constantine. -- Victor Constantine -- Constantine Maximus Augustus -- Constantine and the bishops -- Death and succession -- Conclusion -- Glossary -- Primary sources -- Bibliographical essays. |
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| Subject: | Rome Religion Rome History Constantine I, the Great, 306-337 Church history Primitive and early church, (approximately) 30-600 Emperors Rome Biography Constantine I, Emperor of Rome d. 337 |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Erlanger Branch | 937.08 C758zs 2010 (Text) | 33126015870573 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Surveys the life and legacy of the first Christian Roman emperor, describing the vision that inspired his religious conversion and subsequent conquest of the imperial capital, his founding of Constantinople, and his role in promoting a unified Christian Europe. - Baker & Taylor
Surveys the life and legacy of the first Christian Roman emperor, describing the vision that inspired his religious conversion and subsequent conquest of the imperial capital, his founding of Constantinople and his role in promoting a unified Christian Europe. - Blackwell PublishingIn 312 A.D., Constantine-one of four Roman emperors ruling a divided empire-marched on Rome to establish his control. On the eve of the battle, a cross appeared to him in the sky with an exhortation, "By this sign conquer." Inscribing the cross on the shields of his soldiers, Constantine drove his rivals into the Tiber and claimed the imperial capital for himself. Under Constantine, Christianity emerged from the shadows, its adherents no longer persecuted. Constantine united the western and eastern halves of the Roman Empire. He founded a new capital city, Constantinople. Thereafter the Christian Roman Empire endured in the East, while Rome itself fell to the barbarian hordes. Paul Stephenson offers a nuanced and deeply satisfying account of a man whose cultural and spiritual renewal of the Roman Empire gave birth to the idea of a unified Christian Europe underpinned by a commitment to religious tolerance.
- WW Norton
In 312 A.D., Constantine-one of four Roman emperors ruling a divided empire-marched on Rome to establish his control. On the eve of the battle, a cross appeared to him in the sky with an exhortation, "By this sign conquer." Inscribing the cross on the shields of his soldiers, Constantine drove his rivals into the Tiber and claimed the imperial capital for himself.Under Constantine, Christianity emerged from the shadows, its adherents no longer persecuted. Constantine united the western and eastern halves of the Roman Empire. He founded a new capital city, Constantinople. Thereafter the Christian Roman Empire endured in the East, while Rome itself fell to the barbarian hordes.Paul Stephenson offers a nuanced and deeply satisfying account of a man whose cultural and spiritual renewal of the Roman Empire gave birth to the idea of a unified Christian Europe underpinned by a commitment to religious tolerance. - WW Norton
A fascinating survey of the life and enduring legacy of perhaps the greatest and most unjustly ignored of the Roman emperors-written by a richly gifted historian.