Constantine : dynasty, religion and power in the later Roman empire / / Timothy Barnes ; cover design by Richard Boxhall

• Autore: Barnes Timothy David
• Pubblicazione: Chichester, England : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2014; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (290 p.)
• Disciplina: 937/.08092
• Soggetto topico: Emperors - Rome
• Soggetto geografico: Rome Kings and rulers Biography
• Altri autori: BoxhallRichard
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Constantine: Dynasty, Religion and Power in the Later Roman Empire; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; Official Lies and the 'Constantinian Question' ; The Progress of Historical Research ; Contemporary Perspectives on Constantine ; Lactantius; Eusebius of Caesarea; The epigrammatist Palladas; Coins, Inscriptions and Monuments; 2 The Soldier and the Stable-Girl ; The Social Status of Helena ; The Marriage of Constantine's Parents; Constantius' Second Wife; The Later Life of Helena; 3 Constantine, the Ruins of Babylon and the Court of Pharaoh ; The Diocletianic Tetrarchy (293-305)The Appointment of New Emperors ; Constantine in the East (293-305) ; The Dynastic Coup of 305 ; 4 The Road to Rome; Constantine's Proclamation and Recognition as Emperor ; Politics and Warfare 306-310; The Vision of Constantine; The Invasion of Italy ; Constantine in Rome and Christmas 312 ; Constantinian Churches in Rome ; Appendix: The Status of Constantine 306-311 ; 5 Brothers-in-Law ; Constantine and Licinius in Milan ; Was there an 'Edict of Milan'? ; Towards War; From Cibalae (316) to Chrysopolis (324); 6 The Transformation of the East ; The Foundation of Constantinople An Imperial Sermon; The Council of Nicaea; A Christian Capital for a Christian Roman Empire ; Pro-Christian Legislation; (1) Sunday as a day of rest from official business; (2) Exemption of Christian clerics from curial obligations45; (3) The legal status of church councils; (4) The right of bishops to trial by their peers; (5) The quasi-judicial powers of bishops; (6) Bishops as conduits of imperial largesse; (7) The prohibition of certain punishments previously acceptable under Roman law.; (8) The rescinding of the Augustan marriage laws ; (9) Restrictions on unilateral divorce(10) Legislation concerning the Jews 52; (11) Legacies to the church; Constantine and Ecclesiastical Politics ; East and West in the Fourth Century ; 7 Dynastic Politics after the Council of Nicaea; The Deaths of Crispus and Fausta ; A Third Wife for Constantine?; The Organization of the Empire; (1) Constantine and the Roman army; (2) Quaestors and praetorian prefects; Constantine's Dynastic Plans; An Astrologer's Praise of Constantine; Tables: Dynastic Alliances and Children of Emperors 285-337; Appendix: The Dynastic Marriages of 335 and 336; 8 Epilogue ; Appendix A: The Career of Lactantius Appendix B: Galerius' Sarmatian Victories; Appendix C: The Panegyrici Latini and Constantine; Appendix D: Eusebius, On Easter (De Sollemnitate Paschali); Appendix E: Nicagoras in Egypt; Appendix F: Praxagoras of Athens; Appendix G: An Anonymous Panegyric of Constantine ; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Drawing on recent scholarly advances and new evidence, Timothy Barnes offers a fresh and exciting study of Constantine and his life.First study of Constantine to make use of Kevin Wilkinson's re-dating of the poet Palladas to the reign of Constantine, disproving the predominant scholarly belief that Constantine remained tolerant in matters of religion to the end of his reign Clearly sets out the problems associated with depictions of Constantine and answers them with great clarity Includes Barnes' own research into the marriage of Constantine's parents, Constantine's status as a crown prince and
• Titolo autorizzato: Constantine
• ISBN: 1-4443-9625-0; 1-118-78275-5; 1-4443-9624-2; 1-4443-9626-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910825662403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Blackwell Ancient Lives