| Description |
xxv, 358 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (mostly color), maps, genealogical tables ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Originally published: London : Quercus, 2009. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 316-350) and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Subject |
Constantine I, Emperor of Rome, -337.
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Emperors -- Rome -- Biography.
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Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
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Rome -- History -- Constantine I, the Great, 306-337.
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Rome -- Religion.
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| ISBN |
9781590203248 |
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1590203240 |
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