David Potter

Constantine the Emperor

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

With a critical eye aimed at earlier accounts of Constantine's life, the author aims to provide the most comprehensive, authoritative and readable account of the Roman emperor's extraordinary life.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 368
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Dezember 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 164mm x 35mm
• Gewicht: 646g
• ISBN-13: 9780199755868
• ISBN-10: 0199755868
• Artikelnr.: 35522417

Autorenporträt

David Potter is Francis W. Kelsey Collegiate Professor of Greek and Roman History and Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Greek and Latin at the University of Michigan. His books include The Victor's Crown (OUP), Emperors of Rome, and Ancient Rome: A New History.

Inhaltsangabe

Timeline
Introduction
Section 1 Imperial Resurrection
Chapter 1 The Crisis of 260 ad
Chapter 2 The Renewal of the Roman Empire
Section 2 Diocletian
Chapter 3 The New Emperor
Chapter 4 Emperors and Subjects
Chapter 5 A New Look
Chapter 6 Persia and the Caesars
Section 3 Constantine and Diocletian
Chapter 7 The Court of Diocletian
Chapter 8 Imperial Edicts and Moral Crusades
Chapter 9 Minervina
Chapter 10 The Succession
Section 4 Fathers and Sons
Chapter 11 The New Regime
Chapter 12 Maxentius and Fausta
Chapter 13 The End of Maximian
Section 5 The Road to Rome
Chapter 14 The Gathering Storm
Chapter 15 The Battle of the Milvian Bridge
Chapter 16 Freedom of Worship
Chapter 17 The Conversion of Constantine
Section 6 War and Peace
Chapter 18 Reworking Past and Future
Chapter 19 Governing the Empire
Chapter 20 Maximus and Bassus 319-323
Chapter 21 The Donatist Controversy
Section 7 Triumph and Tragedy
Chapter 22 Victory in the East
Chapter 23 The Eastern Empire
Chapter 24 Constantine Speaks to the Bishops
Chapter 25 The Arian Controversy
Chapter 26 Nicaea
Chapter 27 Constantinople and Rome
Section 8 Ruler of the World
Chapter 28 Constantine's Government
Chapter 29 Constantinople
Chapter 30 An Ordered Society
Chapter 31 Christians, Pagans and Jews
Chapter 32 Neighbours
Chapter 33 End Times
Epilogue
Dramatis Personae
Notes
Bibliography
Index