{"product_id":"constantine-9781118782750","title":"Constantine","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on recent scholarly advances and new evidence, Timothy Barnes offers a fresh and exciting study of Constantine and his life.   Constantine: Dynasty, Religion and Power in the Later Roman Empire clearly sets out the problems associated with depictions of Constantine and answers them with great clarity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This fine book is a significant achievement in a fertile era of Constantinian studies.”  (\u003ci\u003eEcclesiastical History\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 July 2013)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“I would recommend a careful reading of this book to anyone who wants to discover what we really know about Constantine.”  (\u003ci\u003eOpen House\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 April 2012)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Summing Up: Essential. Upper-division undergraduates and above.\" (\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 January 2012)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations xii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Introduction 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOfficial Lies and the ‘Constantinian Question’ 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Progress of Historical Research 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContemporary Perspectives on Constantine 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCoins, Inscriptions and Monuments 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 The Soldier and the Stable-Girl 27\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Social Status of Helena 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Marriage of Constantine’s Parents 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConstantius’ Second Wife 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Later Life of Helena 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Constantine, the Ruins of Babylon and the Court of Pharaoh 46\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Diocletianic Tetrarchy (293–305) 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Appointment of New Emperors 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConstantine in the East (293–305) 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Dynastic Coup of 305 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 The Road to Rome 61\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConstantine’s Proclamation and Recognition as Emperor 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolitics and Warfare 306–310 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Vision of Constantine 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Invasion of Italy 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConstantine in Rome and Christmas 312 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConstantinian Churches in Rome 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: The Status of Constantine 306–311 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Brothers-in-Law 90\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConstantine and Licinius in Milan 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWas there an ‘Edict of Milan’? 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTowards War 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom Cibalae (316) to Chrysopolis (324) 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 The Transformation of the East 107\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Foundation of Constantinople 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Imperial Sermon 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Council of Nicaea 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Christian Capital for a Christian Roman Empire 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePro-Christian Legislation 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConstantine and Ecclesiastical Politics 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEast and West in the Fourth Century 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Dynastic Politics after the Council of Nicaea 144\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Deaths of Crispus and Fausta 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Third Wife for Constantine? 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Organization of the Empire 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConstantine’s Dynastic Plans 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Astrologer’s Praise of Constantine 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTables: Dynastic Alliances and Children of Emperors 285–337 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: The Dynastic Marriages of 335 and 336 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Epilogue 173\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix A: The Career of Lactantius 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix B: Galerius’ Sarmatian Victories 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix C: The Panegyrici Latini and Constantine 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix D: Eusebius, On Easter (De Sollemnitate Paschali) 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix E: Nicagoras in Egypt 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix F: Praxagoras of Athens 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix G: An Anonymous Panegyric of Constantine 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 254\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406922359127,"sku":"9781118782750","price":23.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781118782750.jpg?v=1730497570","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/constantine-9781118782750","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}