Constantine and the Cities: Imperial Authority and Civic Politics

by Noel Emmanuel Lenski and Noel Lenski

Book Overview

Over the course of the fourth century, Christianity rose from a religion actively persecuted by the authority of the Roman empire to become the religion of state--a feat largely credited to Constantine the Great. Constantine succeeded in propelling this minority religion to imperial status using the traditional tools of governance, yet his proclamation of his new religious orientation was by no means unambiguous. His coins and inscriptions, public...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812223683
• ISBN13: 9780812223682
• Release Date: December 2017
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.0" x 9.9"