| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations |
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Blackwell ancient lives |
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Blackwell ancient lives.
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| Contents |
The Soldier and the Stable-Girl -- Constantine, the Ruins of Babylon and the Court of Pharaoh -- The Road to Rome -- Brothers-in-Law -- The Transformation of the East -- Dynastic Politics after the Council of Nicaea |
| Summary |
Annotation Drawing on recent scholarly advances and new evidence, Timothy Barnes offers a fresh and exciting study of Constantine and his life. First study of Constantine to make use of Kevin Wilkinson's re-dating of the poet Palladas to the reign of Constantine, disproving the predominant scholarly belief that Constantine remained tolerant in matters of religion to the end of his reignClearly sets out the problems associated with depictions of Constantine and answers them with great clarityIncludes Barnes' own research into the marriage of Constantine's parents, Constantine's status as a crown prince and his father's legitimate heir, and his dynastic plansHonorable Mention for 2011 Classics & Ancient History PROSE award granted by the Association of American Publishers |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (Wiley, viewed December 4, 2013) |
| Subject |
Constantine I, Emperor of Rome, -337
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Constantine I, Emperor of Rome, -337 -- Political and social views
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Constantine I, Emperor of Rome, -337 -- Religion
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Constantine I, Emperor of Rome, -337 fast |
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Emperors -- Rome -- Biography
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Royal houses -- Rome -- History
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Christianity and politics -- Rome -- History
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Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
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Power (Social sciences) -- Rome -- History
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Christianity and politics
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Church history -- Primitive and early church
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Emperors
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Kings and rulers
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Political and social views
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Power (Social sciences)
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Religion
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Royal houses
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Rome -- Kings and rulers -- Biography
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Rome -- History -- Constantine I, the Great, 306-337.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85115161
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Rome (Empire)
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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History
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781444396263 |
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1444396269 |
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9781118782750 |
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1118782755 |
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9781405117272 |
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1405117273 |
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9781444396249 |
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1444396242 |
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1306256011 |
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9781306256018 |
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