The Cambridge Companion to the Age of Constantine - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 0521818389 ISBN 13: 9780521818384

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2005

Riassunto

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.

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"This companion is an introduction to the study of the history of the Roman emperor Constantine. Sixteen international contributors wrote articles in their special fields for this book...There is an extensive bibliography with primary sources and translations and seconday sources with citations in various languages." --American Reference Books Annual

"This book is chock-full of information and interpretation and is a welcome addition to libraries and to scholars' bookshelves." --Michael Heintz, University of Notre Dame: Religious Studies Review

Descrizione del libro:

The Cambridge Companion to the Age of Constantine offers students a comprehensive one-volume survey of this emperor and his times. Richly illustrated and designed as a readable survey accessible to all audiences, it achieves a level of scholarly sophistication and freshness of interpretation that will be welcomed by the experts.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0521818389
• ISBN 13: 9780521818384
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 544
• Redattore: Lenski Noel