Martyrdom and Rome / G.W. Bowersock.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Bowersock, G. W. (Glen Warren), 1936-

Series:

• Wiles lectures
• The Wiles lectures given at the Queen's University of Belfast

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Persecution--History--Early church, ca. 30-600.
• Persecution.
• History.
• Persecution--Early church.
• Martyrdom--Christianity--History of doctrines--Early church, ca. 30-600.
• Martyrdom--Christianity--History of doctrines.
• Martyrdom--Christianity.
• Rome--Politics and government--30 B.C.-476 A.D.
• Rome (Empire).
• Politics and government.

Physical Description:

xii, 106 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge [England] ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 1995.

Summary:

A concise examination of the historical context of the earliest Christian martyrs in the Roman empire.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0521465397

OCLC:

30736555