Constantine and the cities : imperial authority and civic politics /
Roman Emperor Constantine raised Christianity from a minority religion to imperial status, but his religious orientation was by no means unambiguous. In Constantine and the Cities, Noel Lenski demonstrates how the emperor and his subjects used the instruments of government in a struggle for authorit...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Philadelphia :
University of Pennsylvania Press,
[2016]
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| Series: | Empire and after.
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Full text (Emmanuel users only) |
| Summary: | Roman Emperor Constantine raised Christianity from a minority religion to imperial status, but his religious orientation was by no means unambiguous. In Constantine and the Cities, Noel Lenski demonstrates how the emperor and his subjects used the instruments of government in a struggle for authority over the religion of the empire. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 volume) : maps |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-391) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780812292237 0812292235 |
| Language: | In English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |