The roman revolution of Constantine / Raymond Van Dam
Van Dam, Raymond
The roman revolution of Constantine / Raymond Van Dam - Cambridge : Cambridge University, 2007 - XII, 441 p. ; 24 cm
Índice
Bibliografía: p. 385-426
The reign of the emperor Constantine (306-ئ337) was as revolutionary for the transformation of Rome's Mediterranean empire as that of Augustus, the first emperor three centuries earlier. The abandonment of Rome signalled the increasing importance of frontier zones in northern and central Europe and the Middle East. The foundation of Constantinople as a new imperial residence and the rise of Greek as the language of administration previewed the establishment of a separate eastern Roman empire. Constantines̕ patronage of Christianity required both a new theology of the Christian Trinity and a new political image of a Christian emperor. Raymond Van Dam explores and interprets each of these events. His book complements accounts of the role of Christianity by highlighting ideological and cultural aspects of the transition to a post-Roman world.
978-0-521-88209-5
Constantino I, Emperador de Roma
The roman revolution of Constantine / Raymond Van Dam - Cambridge : Cambridge University, 2007 - XII, 441 p. ; 24 cm
Índice
Bibliografía: p. 385-426
The reign of the emperor Constantine (306-ئ337) was as revolutionary for the transformation of Rome's Mediterranean empire as that of Augustus, the first emperor three centuries earlier. The abandonment of Rome signalled the increasing importance of frontier zones in northern and central Europe and the Middle East. The foundation of Constantinople as a new imperial residence and the rise of Greek as the language of administration previewed the establishment of a separate eastern Roman empire. Constantines̕ patronage of Christianity required both a new theology of the Christian Trinity and a new political image of a Christian emperor. Raymond Van Dam explores and interprets each of these events. His book complements accounts of the role of Christianity by highlighting ideological and cultural aspects of the transition to a post-Roman world.
978-0-521-88209-5
Constantino I, Emperador de Roma