This 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.
This revised second edition includes:
- An expanded and revised final chapter
- A new Genealogy and an expanded Chronology
- New illustrations
- Revised and updated Notes and Bibliography
A landmark publication in Roman Imperial, early Christian, and
Byzantine history, Constantine and the Christian Empire will remain
the standard account of the subject for years to come.
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