A Century of Miracles: Christians, Pagans, Jews, and the Supernatural, 312-410

by H A Drake and H.A. Drake

Book Overview

The fourth century of our common era began and ended with a miracle. Traditionally, in the year 312, the Roman emperor Constantine experienced a "vision of the Cross" that led him to convert to Christianity and to defeat his last rival to the imperial throne; and, in 394, a divine wind carried the emperor Theodosius to victory at the battle of the Frigidus River. Other stories heralded the discovery of the True Cross by Constantine's mother, Helena,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199367418
• ISBN13: 9780199367412
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.3"