Constantine, Divine Emperor of the Christian Golden Age |
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| Author:
| Bardill, Jonathan |
| ISBN: | 978-1-107-53898-6 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2015 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $43.99 |
Book Description:
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Constantine, Divine Emperor of the Christian Golden Age offers a radical reassessment of Constantine as an emperor, a pagan, and a Christian. Setting the emperor in the context of the kings and emperors who preceded him, the book explores how Constantine's propagandists exploited the traditional themes and imagery of rulership to portray him as having been elected by the supreme solar God to save his people and inaugurate a brilliant golden age.
Constantine, Divine Emperor of the Christian Golden Age offers a radical reassessment of Constantine as an emperor, a pagan, and a Christian. Setting the emperor in the context of the kings and emperors who preceded him, the book explores how Constantine's propagandists exploited the traditional themes and imagery of rulership to portray him as having been elected by the supreme solar God to save his people and inaugurate a brilliant golden age.