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- catalog abstract "The Emperor Constantine was one of the great, charismatic figures of the ancient world. He was directly responsible for two momentous transformations that greatly affected our history and civilization: the founding of Constantinople as the Roman capital and the conversion of the Roman Empire to Christianity. With knowledge gained from modern research in all relevant fields, including archaeology, papyrology, and art history, Michael Grant traces the controversies that surround this intriguing ruler back to their very beginnings. He draws a compelling portrait of Constantine, assessing the emperor's achievements as a general in command of his armies and as a resourceful politician and reformer. In art, politics, economics, social developments, and particularly in religion, the life of Constantine acts as a bridge between past and present. Michael Grant goes beyond the bias of literary sources and reveals the private man behind the public persona: the superstitious beliefs underpinning Constantine's hallucinatory visions and dreams that heralded his conversion to Christianity; his persecution of paganism in the name of Christianity that set precedents for centuries to come; and the relationship between church and state that gave way to the totalitarianism of the Late Roman Empire. Was he the last notable Roman emperor, or the first medieval monarch? Was the great convert a saint and hero, or should we regard him as a murderer who killed his wife, his eldest son, and many of his friends to further his own ambitions? These are just some of the issues raised in this revelatory biography.".
- catalog contributor b6400798.
- catalog coverage "Rome History Constantine I, the Great, 306-337.".
- catalog created "1994, c1993.".
- catalog date "1994".
- catalog date "1994, c1993.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1994, c1993.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 238-257) and index.".
- catalog description "The Emperor Constantine was one of the great, charismatic figures of the ancient world. He was directly responsible for two momentous transformations that greatly affected our history and civilization: the founding of Constantinople as the Roman capital and the conversion of the Roman Empire to Christianity. With knowledge gained from modern research in all relevant fields, including archaeology, papyrology, and art history, Michael Grant traces the controversies that surround this intriguing ruler back to their very beginnings. He draws a compelling portrait of Constantine, assessing the emperor's achievements as a general in command of his armies and as a resourceful politician and reformer. In art, politics, economics, social developments, and particularly in religion, the life of Constantine acts as a bridge between past and present. Michael Grant goes beyond the bias of literary sources and reveals the private man behind the public persona: the superstitious beliefs underpinning Constantine's hallucinatory visions and dreams that heralded his conversion to Christianity; his persecution of paganism in the name of Christianity that set precedents for centuries to come; and the relationship between church and state that gave way to the totalitarianism of the Late Roman Empire. Was he the last notable Roman emperor, or the first medieval monarch? Was the great convert a saint and hero, or should we regard him as a murderer who killed his wife, his eldest son, and many of his friends to further his own ambitions? These are just some of the issues raised in this revelatory biography.".
- catalog description "The sources -- The rise to supremacy -- Civil Wars -- Foreign Wars -- The government and character of constantine -- Constantine, Crispus and Fausta -- Constantinople -- Constantine and the Christian God -- Constantine and the Christian church -- Builder -- Baptism, death and succession -- The significance of Constantine.".
- catalog extent "xii, 267 p., [8] p. of plates :".
- catalog hasFormat "Constantine the great.".
- catalog identifier "0684195208".
- catalog isFormatOf "Constantine the great.".
- catalog issued "1994".
- catalog issued "1994, c1993.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Scribner's ; New York : Maxwell Macmillan International,".
- catalog relation "Constantine the great.".
- catalog spatial "Rome History Constantine I, the Great, 306-337.".
- catalog spatial "Rome".
- catalog subject "937/.08/092 B 20".
- catalog subject "Christian saints Rome Biography.".
- catalog subject "Church history Primitive and early church, approximately 30-600.".
- catalog subject "Church history Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.".
- catalog subject "Constantine I, Emperor of Rome, -337.".
- catalog subject "DG315 .G73 1994".
- catalog subject "Emperors Rome Biography.".
- catalog tableOfContents "The sources -- The rise to supremacy -- Civil Wars -- Foreign Wars -- The government and character of constantine -- Constantine, Crispus and Fausta -- Constantinople -- Constantine and the Christian God -- Constantine and the Christian church -- Builder -- Baptism, death and succession -- The significance of Constantine.".
- catalog title "Constantine the great : the man and his times / Michael Grant.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "text".