| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 296 pages) : maps |
| Contents |
Foreword: visions of Constantine -- The afterlife of Constantine -- Ecclesiastical histories -- Constantine's memories -- Eusebius' commentary -- Shaping memories in the west -- Rome after the battle -- Backward and forward -- Remembering Maxentius -- Back word: the bridge |
| Summary |
"Constantine was the first Christian emperor in the Roman empire. Before his victory in 312 at the battle of the Milvian Bridge outside Rome, he claimed to have seen a vision of a cross in the sky. The book analyzes the legends about the battle and the vision, from the later Roman empire to the later medieval period. By rehabilitating the significance of Maxentius, the losing emperor, this book also emphasizes the competing ideas at stake about Roman emperorship, the contours of the empire, and the place of Rome"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Constantine I, Emperor of Rome, -337
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Maxentius, Marcus Aurelius Valerius, Emperor of Rome, -312.
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| SUBJECT |
Constantine I, Emperor of Rome, -337 fast |
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Maxentius, Marcus Aurelius Valerius, Emperor of Rome, -312 fast |
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Saxa Rubra, Battle of, Italy, 312.
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HISTORY -- Ancient -- General.
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HISTORY -- Ancient.
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Italy
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781139081269 |
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1139081268 |
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9781139078993 |
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1139078992 |
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9780511973048 |
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0511973047 |
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