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UNINA9910824311403321 |
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Autore |
Potter D. S (David Stone), <1957-> |
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Titolo |
Constantine the Emperor / / David Potter |
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New York, : Oxford University Press, c2013 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-998602-9 |
0-19-998597-9 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xv, 368 p. ) : ill., maps |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Emperors - Rome |
Religion and state - Rome - History |
Rome History Constantine I, the Great, 306-337 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ABBREVIATIONS -- MAP OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE -- INTRODUCTION -- PART 1 IMPERIAL RESURRECTION -- Chapter 1 The Crisis of AD 260 -- Chapter 2 The Renewal of the Roman Empire -- PART 2 DIOCLETIAN -- Chapter 3 The New Emperor -- Chapter 4 Emperors and Subjects -- Chapter 5 A New Look -- Chapter 6 Persia and the Caesars -- PART 3 CONSTANTINE AND DIOCLETIAN -- Chapter 7 The Court of Diocletian -- Chapter 8 Imperial Edicts and Moral Crusades -- Chapter 9 Minervina -- Chapter 10 The Succession -- PART 4 FATHERS AND SONS -- Chapter 11 The New Regime -- Chapter 12 Maxentius and Fausta -- Chapter 13 The End of Maximian -- PART 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 -- PART 6 WAR AND PEACE -- Chapter 18 Reworking Past and Future -- Chapter 19 Governing the Empire -- Chapter 20 Maximus and Bassus -- Chapter 21 The Donatist Controversy -- PART 7 TRIUMPH AND TRAGEDY -- Chapter 22 The Defeat of Licinius -- 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 -- PART 8 RULER OF THE WORLD -- Chapter |
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28 Constantine' s Government -- Chapter 29 Constantinople -- Chapter 30 An Ordered Society -- Chapter 31 Christians, Pagans, and Jews -- Chapter 32 Neighbors -- Chapter 33 End Times -- EPILOGUE -- APPENDIX: FINDING CONSTANTINE -- TIMELINE -- DRAMATIS PERSONAE -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- Y. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Provides a full account of Constantine's career, including his conversion to Christianity and the refounding of Byzantium. |
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