The Cambridge companion to the Age of Constantine
By: edited by Noel Lenski.
Contributors: Lenski, Noel Emmanuel, 1965-
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Cambridge, U.K; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 469
ISBN-13: 9780521818384; 9780521521574
Subjects: Constantine I, Emperor of Rome, d. 337.; Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.; Rome -- History -- Constantine I, the Great, 306-337.
Description: This Companion offers students a comprehensive one-volume survey of this pivotal emperor and his times. Richly illustrated and designed as a survey accessible to all audiences, it also achieves a level of scholarly sophistication and originality that will be welcomed by the experts. The volume is divided into five sections that examine political history, religion, social and economic history, art, and foreign relations during the reign of Constantine, who steered the Roman Empire on a course parallel with his own personal development.
Notes: Text in English; includes one essay translated from German.
Includes bibliographical references and index.