The Cambridge Companion to the Age of Constantine (Cambridge Companions to the Ancient World)

This Companion Offers Students A Comprehensive One-volume Survey Of This Pivotal Emperor And His Times. Richly Illustrated And Designed As A Survey Accessible To All Audiences, It Also Achieves A Level Of Scholarly Sophistication And Originality That Will Be Welcomed By The Experts. The Volume Is Divided Into Five Sections That Examine Political History, Religion, Social And Economic History, Art, And Foreign Relations During The Reign Of Constantine, Who Steered The Roman Empire On A Course Parallel With His Own Personal Development. Abbreviations -- Introduction / Noel Lenski -- Sources For The History Of Constantine / Bruno Bleckmann -- Politics And Personalities. Before Constantine / Simon Corcoran. The Reign Of Constantine / Noel Lenski. The Dynasty Of Constantine Down To 363 / Robert M. Frakes -- Religion And Spiritual Life. The Impact Of Constantine On Christianity / H.a. Drake. The Beginnings Of Christianization / Mark Edwards. Traditional Religions / A.d. Lee -- Law And Society. Bureaucracy And Government / Christopher Kelly. Civil Law And Social Life / Caroline Humfress. Economy And Society / Georges Depeyrot -- Art And Culture. Perspectives In Art / Jaś Elsner. Architecture Of Empire / Mark J. Johnson. Constantine In Legendary Literature / Samuel N.c. Lieu -- Empire And Beyond. Warfare And The Military / Hugh Elton. Constantine And The Northern Barbarians / Michael Kulikowski. Constantine And The Peoples Of The Eastern Frontier / Elizabeth Key Fowden -- Appendix 1 : Stemmata -- Appendix 2 : Timeline -- Maps. Edited By Noel Lenski. Includes Bibliography (p. 411-455) And Index. Text In English; Includes One Essay Translated From German. The Cambridge Companion to the Age of Constantine offers students a comprehensive one-volume survey of this pivotal emperor and his times. Richly illustrated and designed as a readable survey accessible to all audiences, it also achieves a level of scholarly sophistication and a freshness of interpretation that will be welcomed by the experts. The volume is divided into five sections that examine political history, religion, social and economic history, art, and foreign relations during the reign of Constantine, who steered the Roman Empire on a course parallel with his own personal development. Each chapter examines the intimate interplay between emperor and empire, and between a powerful personality and his world. Collectively, they show how both were mutually affected in ways that shaped the world of Late Antiquity and even affect our own world today This volume presents a comprehensive survey of Emperor Constantine and his times. It examines political history, religion, social and economic history, art, and foreign relations as well as the intimate interplay between emperor and empire