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Livres anciens et modernes

Drake, H. A.

CONSTANTINE AND THE BISHOPS The Politics of Intolerance Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2000

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Année
2000
Auteur
Drake, H. A.
Éditeurs
The Johns Hopkins University Press
Thème
Rome Late Antiquity Roman History Constantine Early Christianity, Byzantine Church History Christianity Religion & Spirituality
Description
Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
Description
Hardcover ISBN 0801862183

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Dustjacket has minor shelfwear. ; Ancient Society and History; 1.68 x 8.76 x 8.78 Inches; 632 pages; Historians who viewed imperial Rome in terms of a conflict between pagans and Christians have often regarded the emperor Constantine's conversion as the triumph of Christianity over paganism. But in Constantine and the Bishops, historian H. A. Drake offers a fresh and more nuanced understanding of Constantine's rule and, especially, of his relations with Christians. Constantine, Drake suggests, was looking not only for a god in whom to believe but also a policy he could adopt. Uncovering the political motivations behind Constantine's policies, Drake shows how those policies were constructed to ensure the stability of the empire and fulfill Constantine's imperial duty in securing the favor of heaven. Despite the emperor's conversion to Christianity, Drake concludes, Rome remained a world filled with gods and with men seeking to depose rivals from power. A book for students and scholars of ancient history and religion, Constantine and the Bishops shows how Christian belief motivated and gave shape to imperial rule.