Read The Emperor Constantine

The Emperor Constantine

Michael Grant

4.9/5 (20478 ratings)

Description:Constantine the Great delves into the reasons why the reign of this Roman emperor (306-37) marked an historical epoch, albeit one charged with irony. Founding his capital at Constantinople, he revitalized the Eastern half of the empire, enabling it to flourish as the Byzantine Empire for another 1000 years. Yet this shift of power would prove fatal to the Western empire & have profound consequences for Europe. His most far-reaching decision, however, was the legalization of Xianity & his conversion. Without this change, Xianity might have remained a suppressed, minority religion. Grant points out the irony behind this watershed too: For Constantine, the Xian God represented not peace but power, not humanity but military success. Whatever the emperor’s motives, Xian writers admired him. Grant draws on their writings judiciously, while noting, f.i., that Eusebius fails to mention Constantine’s murder of his own son & empress. Grant explores the many questions surrounding these killings: Had the son plotted revolution? Had his imperial stepmother fallen in love with him? Had the emperor allowed a possibly false charge of rape brought by the empress against her stepson to stand? He goes further than other historians in seeking answers. Examining Constantine as soldier, executive, Xian, father & husband, Grant pictures a gifted, flawed man. “Michael Grant is justly recognized as an expert & civilized guide to the ancient world.”—The Economist “Michael Grant was one of the few classical historians to win respect from academics & a lay readership.”—The Times, LondonList of IllustrationsList of MapsAcknowledgementsPrefaceThe sourcesThe rise to supremacyCivil Wars Foreign WarsThe government & character of ConstantineConstantine, Crispus & Fausta ConstantinopleConstantine & the Christian GodConstantine & the Christian churchBuilder Baptism, death & successionThe significance of ConstantineChronological TableSome Later Roman EmperorsGenealogical TableMapsAbbreviationsReferencesSome BooksIndexWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Emperor Constantine. To get started finding The Emperor Constantine, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: 267

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Phoenix Giant (London)

Release: 1998

ISBN: 0753805286

Description: Constantine the Great delves into the reasons why the reign of this Roman emperor (306-37) marked an historical epoch, albeit one charged with irony. Founding his capital at Constantinople, he revitalized the Eastern half of the empire, enabling it to flourish as the Byzantine Empire for another 1000 years. Yet this shift of power would prove fatal to the Western empire & have profound consequences for Europe. His most far-reaching decision, however, was the legalization of Xianity & his conversion. Without this change, Xianity might have remained a suppressed, minority religion. Grant points out the irony behind this watershed too: For Constantine, the Xian God represented not peace but power, not humanity but military success. Whatever the emperor’s motives, Xian writers admired him. Grant draws on their writings judiciously, while noting, f.i., that Eusebius fails to mention Constantine’s murder of his own son & empress. Grant explores the many questions surrounding these killings: Had the son plotted revolution? Had his imperial stepmother fallen in love with him? Had the emperor allowed a possibly false charge of rape brought by the empress against her stepson to stand? He goes further than other historians in seeking answers. Examining Constantine as soldier, executive, Xian, father & husband, Grant pictures a gifted, flawed man. “Michael Grant is justly recognized as an expert & civilized guide to the ancient world.”—The Economist “Michael Grant was one of the few classical historians to win respect from academics & a lay readership.”—The Times, LondonList of IllustrationsList of MapsAcknowledgementsPrefaceThe sourcesThe rise to supremacyCivil Wars Foreign WarsThe government & character of ConstantineConstantine, Crispus & Fausta ConstantinopleConstantine & the Christian GodConstantine & the Christian churchBuilder Baptism, death & successionThe significance of ConstantineChronological TableSome Later Roman EmperorsGenealogical TableMapsAbbreviationsReferencesSome BooksIndexWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Emperor Constantine. To get started finding The Emperor Constantine, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

The Emperor Constantine

The Emperor Constantine

More Books

Gone (Gone, #1)

Gone (Gone, #1)

Hunger (Gone, #2)

Hunger (Gone, #2)

Plague (Gone, #4)

Plague (Gone, #4)

Lies (Gone, #3)

Lies (Gone, #3)

Fear (Gone, #5)

Fear (Gone, #5)

Light (Gone, #6)

Light (Gone, #6)

Eve & Adam (Eve & Adam, #1)

Eve & Adam (Eve & Adam, #1)

Monster (Monster, #1)

Monster (Monster, #1)

Front Lines (Front Lines, #1)

Front Lines (Front Lines, #1)