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Record Nr.

UNISA996210683103316

Autore

Curran John R.

Titolo

Pagan City and Christian Capital: Rome in the Fourth Century

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, : Clarendon, 2002

ISBN

0-19-158197-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xx, 389 p.) : ill., maps

Collana

Oxford classical monographs

Disciplina

270.1

Soggetti

Church history - Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600

Christianity and other religions - Rome

Rome Religion

Rome History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

This volume studies the transformation of the landscape, civic life and moral values of the pagan city of Rome following the conversion of the emperor Constantine. It explores the rise of Christianity and the decline of paganism in the Roman empire.