Constantine and the Cities : Imperial Authority and Civic Politics /

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Roman Emperor Constantine raised Christianity from a minority religion to imperial status, but his religious orientation was by no means unambiguous. In Constantine and the Cities, Noel Lenski demonstrates how the emperor and his subjects used the instruments of government in a struggle for authorit...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lenski, Noel Emmanuel, 1965- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2016]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Constantine > I, > Emperor of Rome, > -337.
Constantine > I, > Emperor of Rome, > -337 > Influence.
Social change.
Religion.
Power (Social sciences)
Politics and government.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Christianity and politics.
HISTORY > Ancient > Rome.
Christianisme et politique > Rome > Histoire.
Power (Social sciences) > Rome > History.
Social change > Rome > History.
Christianity and politics > Rome > History.
Rome (Empire)
Rome > Histoire > 306-337 (Constantin Ier)
Rome > Politique et gouvernement > 284-476.
Rome > Religion.
Rome > History > Constantine I, the Great, 306-337.
Rome > Politics and government > 284-476.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Roman Emperor Constantine raised Christianity from a minority religion to imperial status, but his religious orientation was by no means unambiguous. In Constantine and the Cities, Noel Lenski demonstrates how the emperor and his subjects used the instruments of government in a struggle for authority over the religion of the empire.
Physical Description:1 online resource (416 pages): maps
ISBN:9780812292237

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