Constantine the Emperor
"No Roman emperor had a greater impact on the modern world than did Constantine. The reason is not simply that he converted to Christianity, but that he did so in a way that brought his subjects along after him. Indeed, this major new biography argues that Constantine's conversion is but one feature...
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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
2015.
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Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Map of the Roman empire
- Introduction
- Part 1: Imperial resurrection. The crisis of AD 260 ; The renewal of the Roman Empire
- Part 2: Diocletian. The new emperor ; Emperors and subjects ; A new look ; Persia and the Caesars
- Part 3: Constantine and Diocletian. The court of Diocletian ; Imperial edicts and moral crusades ; Minervina ; The succession
- Part 4: Fathers and sons. The new regime ; Maxentius and Fausta ; The end of Maximian
- Part 5: The road to Rome. The gathering storm ; The Battle of the Milvian Bridge ; Freedom of worship ; The conversion of Constantine
- Part 6: War and peace. Reworking past and future ; Governing the empire ; Maximus and Bassus ; The Donatist controversy
- Part 7: Triumph and tragedy. The defeat of Licinius ; The Eastern empire ; Constantine speaks to the bishops ; The Arian controversy ; Nicaea ; Constantinople and Rome
- Part 8: Ruler of the world. Constantine's government ; Constantinople ; An ordered society ; Christians, pagans, and Jews ; Neighbors ; End times
- Epilogue
- Appendix: Finding Constantine
- Timeline
- Dramatis personae
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index.
