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Constantine and the Cities : Imperial Authority and Civic Politics / Noel Lenski.
LIBRA DG315 .L46 2016
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lenski, Noel Emmanuel, 1965- author.
- Series:
- Empire and after
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Constantine I, Emperor of Rome, -337.
- Constantine.
- Constantine I, Emperor of Rome, -337--Influence.
- Rome--History--Constantine I, the Great, 306-337.
- Rome.
- Rome (Empire).
- History.
- Rome--Politics and government--284-476.
- Politics and government.
- Rome--Religion.
- Religion.
- Power (Social sciences)--Rome--History.
- Power (Social sciences).
- Social change--Rome--History.
- Social change.
- Christianity and politics--Rome--History.
- Christianity and politics.
- Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.).
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 404 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2016]
- Contents:
- Part I Constantine's Self-Presentation
- Chapter 1 Constantine Develops 27
- Chapter 2 Constantinian Constants 48
- Chapter 3 Constantine and the Christians: Controlling the Message 67
- Part II The Power of Petitions
- Chapter 4 Approaching Constantine: The Orcistus Dossier 87
- Chapter 5 The Exigencies of Dialogue: Hispellum 114
- Chapter 6 Constantine's Cities in the West: Nomen Venerandum 131
- Chapter 7 Constantine's Cities in the East: Peer Polity Interaction 150
- Part III Reconstructing The Ancient City
- Chapter 8 Redistributing Wealth 167
- Chapter 9 Building Churches 179
- Chapter 10 Empowering Bishops 197
- Part IV Alternative Responses to Constantine
- Chapter 11 Engaging Cities 209
- Chapter 12 Resisting Cities 230
- Chapter 13 Opposing Christians: Donatists and Caecilianists 246
- Chapter 14 Complex Cities: Antioch and Alexandria 260.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-391) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780812247770
- 0812247779
- OCLC:
- 911255324
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