Constantine
Dynasty, Religion and Power in the Later Roman Empire
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Beschreibung
Drawing on recent scholarly advances and new evidence, Timothy Barnes offers a fresh and exciting study of Constantine and his life.
* First study of Constantine to make use of Kevin Wilkinson's re-dating of the poet Palladas to the reign of Constantine, disproving the predominant scholarly belief that Constantine remained tolerant in matters of religion to the end of his reign
* Clearly sets out the problems associated with depictions of Constantine and answers them with great clarity
* Includes Barnes' own research into the marriage of Constantine's parents, Constantine's status as a crown prince and his father's legitimate heir, and his dynastic plans
* Honorable Mention for 2011 Classics & Ancient History PROSE award granted by the Association of American Publishers
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Timothy Barnes
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"This fine book is a significant achievement in a fertileera of Constantinian studies." (EcclesiasticalHistory, 1 July 2013)
"I would recommend a careful reading of this book toanyone who wants to discover what we really know aboutConstantine." (Open House, 1 April 2012)
"Summing Up: Essential. Upper-division undergraduates andabove." (Choice, 1 January 2012)
"Barnes' hypothesis, that Constantine pursued aggressivelyChristian policies, is sustained through a point-by-point summationof four decades of scholarship, and vindicated by the latestinnovative research. This is a powerful, polemical, and persuasivebook."
Paul Stephenson, University of Durham
"Thirty years after Constantine and Eusebius, TimBarnes has rejoined the fray of Constantinian studies. Armed withfresh evidence and characteristic vigor, blending biography,politics, and religion, Barnes has once again set the agenda fordebate on topics central to the history of the later Romanworld."
Dennis Trout, University of Missouri
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