Constantine at the Bridge: How the Battle of the Milvian Bridge Created Christian Rome - Brossura

Dando-Collins, Stephen

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1684426820 ISBN 13: 9781684426829

Casa editrice: Turner Pub Co, 2021

Riassunto

"A marvelous book. Constantine at the Bridge is an engagingand beautifully written study of a pivotal moment in Roman and Europeanhistory." —Mark Felton, author of Castleof the Eagles: Escape from Mussolini's Colditz

The AD 312 Battle of the Milvian Bridge, just outside Rome, marked the start of a monumental change for Rome and her empire. This battle was the figurative bridge between old pagan Rome and new Christian Rome. And once Constantine had crossed that bridge, there was no turning back.

After winning this battle against his brother-in-law Maxentius and taking power at Rome, Constantine the Great—strongly influenced by his mother—forcefully steered Romans away from the traditional worship of their classical gods toward Christianity, setting Rome on two paths: the adoption of Christianity as the state religion, and the relegation of the city of Rome to obscurity as the Western Roman Empire collapsed within 175 years.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Turner Pub Co
• Data di pubblicazione: 2021
• ISBN 10: 1684426820
• ISBN 13: 9781684426829
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 227
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile