Constantine and Eusebius (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780674165311)

This study of the Roman Empire in the age of Constantine offers a thoroughly new assessment of the part Christianity played in the Roman world of the third and fourth centuries.

Timothy D. Barnes gives the fullest available narrative history of the reigns of Diocletian and Constantine. He analyzes Constantine's rise to power and his government, demonstrating how Constantine's sincere adherence to Christianity advanced his political aims. He explores the whole range of Eusebius' writings, especially those composed before Constantine became emperor, and shows that many attitudes usually deemed typical of the "Constantinian revolution" were prevalent before the new Christian empire came into existence. This authoritative political and cultural history of the age of Constantine will prove essential to students and historians of the ancient world.

Author: Timothy D. Barnes
ISBN-10: 0674165314
ISBN-13: 9780674165311
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Language: English
Published: 08/15/1984
Pages: 466
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.35lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.28w x 0.97d