Constantine and the bishops
Subtitle: the politics of intolerance
By: H.A. Drake.
Series: Ancient society and history
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Baltimore, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 609
Subjects: Constantine I, Emperor of Rome, d. 337 -- Religion; Athanasius, Saint, Patriarch of Alexandria, d. 373; Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 -- Political aspects; Paganism -- Rome; Toleration -- Rome; Religion and state -- Rome
Description: Historians who viewed imperial Rome in terms of a conflict between pagans and Christians have often regarded Constantine's conversion as the triumph of Christianity over paganism. Here Drake offers a fresh understanding of Constantine's rule.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.