Cambridge Companion to the Age of Constantine

Klappentext The Cambridge Companion to the Age of Constantine offers students a comprehensive one-volume survey of this pivotal emperor and his times. Zusammenfassung The Cambridge Companion to the Age of Constantine offers students a comprehensive one-volume survey of this pivotal emperor and his times. Richly illustrated and designed as a readable survey accessible to all audiences! it also achieves a level of scholarly sophistication and a freshness of interpretation that will be welcomed by experts. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of illustrations; Contributors; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction Noel Lenski; 1. Sources for the history of Constantine Bruno Bleckmann; Part I. Politics and Personalities: 2. Before Constantine Simon Corcoran; 3. The reign of Constantine Noel Lenski; 4. The dynasty of Constantine down to 363 Robert M. Frakes; Part II. Religion and Spiritual Life: 5. The impact of Constantine on Christianity H. A. Drake; 6. The beginnings of Christianization Mark Edwards; 7. Traditional religion A. D. Lee; Part III. Law and Society: 8. Bureaucracy and government Christopher Kelly; 9. Civil law and social life Caroline Humfress; 10. Economy and society Georges Depeyrot; Part IV. Art and Culture: 11. Perspectives in art Jä Elsner; 12. Architecture of Empire Mark J. Johnson; 13. Constantine in legendary literature Samuel N. C. Lieu; Part V. Empire and Beyond: 14. Warfare and the military Hugh Elton; 15. Constantine and the Northern barbarians Michael Kulikowski; 16. Constantine and the peoples of the Eastern Frontier Elizabeth Key Fowden; Appendices; Maps; Primary sources and translations; Secondary bibliography; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Noel Lenski, Noel Emmanuel Lenski
• Assisted by: Noel Lenski (Editor), Noel (University of Colorado Boulder) Lenski (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.12.2011
• EAN: 9781107601109
• ISBN: 978-1-107-60110-9
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 230 mm x 27 mm
• Series: Cambridge Companions to the Ancient World; Cambridge companion; Cambridge Companions to the An; Cambridge companion
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Non-fiction book