Constantine the Emperor
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"Vividly detailed and energetically told biography..." --Publishers Weekly
" A good fit for academics and students of Roman history."--Kirkus
"David Potter's Constantine the Emperor is a fresh look by a veteran scholar at one of the most pivotal reigns in Western history. Almost all studies of this emperor take his conversion to Christianity as their starting point. Potter broadens the focus to show a shrewd field commander who can diagnose and exploit his opponents' weaknesses and an able ruler with a deeply held belief that his 'job' committed him to protecting the weak and ensuring fairness for all his subjects." --Harold Drake, University of California, Santa Barbara
"Crisp in its prose and comprehensive in its coverage, Constantine the Emperor grounds its much mythologized subject in the solid realities of imperial governance." --Noel Lenski, University of Colorado
"This is a penetrating and original analysis, closely based on contemporary evidence, of the step-by-step evolution of Constantine's role as Emperor, and of his conception of that role. Within that wider framework, the nature of Constantine's commitment to Christianity, and of his self-representation as a Christian, is carefully re-evaluated." --Sir Fergus Millar, University of Oxford
Potter, a professor of Greek and Roman history at the University of Michigan, actually offers this major hunk of history in a surprisingly readable and compelling manner. His description is excellent of Constantine's complicated world with its spreading Christian influence, altogether as good a story as the sordid family strife surrounding this emperor. Ancient Tides
"The interested reader could find no better starting point for exploring the man and the era than David Potter's Constantine the Emperor." "rewarding" l The Wall Street Journal
"A good fit for academics and students of Roman history." KIRKUS REVIEWS
"ELvividly detailed and eTIMELINE ; INTRODUCTION ; SECTION 1 IMPERIAL RESURRECTION ; CHAPTER 1 THE CRISIS OF 260 AD ; CHAPTER 2 THE RENEWAL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE ; SECTION 2 DIOCLETIAN ; CHAPTER 3 THE NEW EMPEROR ; CHAPTER 4 EMPERORS AND SUBJECTS ; CHAPTER 5 A NEW LOOK ; CHAPTER 6 PERSIA AND THE CAESARS ; SECTION 3 CONSTANTINE AND DIOCLETIAN ; CHAPTER 7 THE COURT OF DIOCLETIAN ; CHAPTER 8 IMPERIAL EDICTS AND MORAL CRUSADES ; CHAPTER 9 MINERVINA ; CHAPTER 10 THE SUCCESSION ; SECTION 4 FATHERS AND SONS ; CHAPTER 11 THE NEW REGIME ; CHAPTER 12 MAXENTIUS AND FAUSTA ; CHAPTER 13 THE END OF MAXIMIAN ; SECTION 5 THE ROAD TO ROME ; CHAPTER 14 THE GATHERING STORM ; CHAPTER 15 THE BATTLE OF THE MILVIAN BRIDGE ; CHAPTER 16 FREEDOM OF WORSHIP ; CHAPTER 17 THE CONVERSION OF CONSTANTINE ; SECTION 6 WAR AND PEACE ; CHAPTER 18 REWORKING PAST AND FUTURE ; CHAPTER 19 GOVERNING THE EMPIRE ; CHAPTER 20 MAXIMUS AND BASSUS 319-323 ; CHAPTER 21 THE DONATIST CONTROVERSY ; SECTION 7 TRIUMPH AND TRAGEDY ; CHAPTER 22 VICTORY IN THE EAST ; CHAPTER 23 THE EASTERN EMPIRE ; CHAPTER 24 CONSTANTINE SPEAKS TO THE BISHOPS ; CHAPTER 25 THE ARIAN CONTROVERSY ; CHAPTER 26 NICAEA ; CHAPTER 27 CONSTANTINOPLE AND ROME ; SECTION 8 RULER OF THE WORLD ; CHAPTER 28 CONSTANTINE'S GOVERNMENT ; CHAPTER 29 CONSTANTINOPLE ; CHAPTER 30 AN ORDERED SOCIETY ; CHAPTER 31 CHRISTIANS, PAGANS AND JEWS ; CHAPTER 32 NEIGHBOURS ; CHAPTER 33 END TIMES ; EPILOGUE ; DRAMATIS PERSONAE ; NOTES ; BIBLIOGRAPHY ; INDEX
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