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Informationen zum Autor Noel Lenski Klappentext Noel Lenski is Professor of Classics and History at Yale University. He is author of Failure of Empire: Valens and the Roman State in the Fourth Century A.D. and coauthor of The Romans: From Village to Empire and A Brief History of the Romans. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Maps Introduction. Many Faces of Constantine PART I. CONSTANTINE'S SELF-PRESENTATION Chapter 1. Constantine Develops Chapter 2. Constantinian Constants Chapter 3. Constantine and the Christians: Controlling the Message PART II. THE POWER OF PETITIONS Chapter 4. Approaching Constantine: The Orcistus Dossier Chapter 5. The Exigencies of Dialogue: Hispellum Chapter 6. Constantine's Cities in the West: Nomen Venerandum Chapter 7. Constantine's Cities in the East: Peer Polity Interaction PART III. RECONSTRUCTING THE ANCIENT CITY Chapter 8. Redistributing Wealth Chapter 9. Building Churches Chapter 10. Empowering Bishops PART IV. ALTERNATIVE RESPONSES TO CONSTANTINE Chapter 11. Engaging Cities Chapter 12. Resisting Cities Chapter 13. Opposing Christians: Donatists and Caecilianists Chapter 14. Complex Cities: Antioch and Alexandria Epilogue List of Sigla and Abbreviations Notes Bibliography Index Acknowledgments
