Ebook: M. Constantine and the Christian Empire

2 ed. – London - New York: Routledge, 2010. – 434 p. – (Roman Imperial Biographies).
ISBN 10 0-415-57534-6 (hbk)
ISBN 10 0-203-85028-9 (ebk)
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ISBN 0-203-85028-9 Master e-book ISBNThis biographical narrative is a detailed portrayal of the life and career of the first Christian emperor Constantine the Great (273–337). Combining vivid narrative and historical analysis, Charles Odahl relates the rise of Constantine amid the crises of the late Roman world, his dramatic conversion to and public patronage of Christianity, and his church building programs in Rome, Jerusalem and Constantinople which transformed the pagan state of Roman antiquity into the Christian empire medieval Byzantium.
The author’s comprehensive knowledge of the literary sources and his extensive research into the material remains of the period mean that this volume provides a more rounded and accurate portrait of Constantine than previously available.CONTENTS
Prefaces
Illustrations List
Genealogy
Chronology
The Subject and the Ancient Sources
The Imperial Crisis and the Illyrian Emperors
The First Tetrarchy and the Caesar’s Son
The Gallic Emperor and the Dying Persecutors
The Italian Campaign and Constantine’s Conversion
Religious Concerns and Apostolic Rome
The Eastern Crusade and the Nicene Council
The Dynastic Tragedy and Helena’s Pilgrimage
Imperial Concerns and Christian Constantinople
The Final Campaigns and the Emperor’s Heirs
The Thirteenth Apostle and the Christian Empire
The Legacy and Modern Interpretations
Abbreviations List
Notes
Bibliography
Index