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Constantine, divine emperor of the Christian golden age
- Title
- Constantine, divine emperor of the Christian golden age / Jonathan Bardill.
- Author
- Bardill, Jonathan.
- Publication
- Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
- ©2012
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Details
- Description
- xxx, 440 pages : illustrations, map; 29 cm
- Summary
- "Constantine was the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity. The book explores the emperor's image as conveyed through literature, art, and architecture, and shows how Constantine reconciled the tradition of imperial divinity with his monotheistic faith. It demonstrates how the traditional themes and imagery of kingship were exploited to portray the emperor as the saviour of his people and to assimilate him to Christ. This is the first book to study simultaneously both archaeological and historical information to build a picture of the emperor's image and propaganda. It is extensively illustrated"--Provided by publisher.
- Subjects
- Byzantine Empire
- Christianity and politics
- Emperors
- Byzantine Empire > History > To 527
- Rome > Kings and rulers > Religious aspects > History
- Kings and rulers > Religious aspects
- Rome > History > Constantine I, the Great, 306-337
- Rome (Empire)
- Antiquities
- Christianity
- History
- Constantine > I, > Emperor of Rome, > -337
- Kings and rulers in art
- Christianity and politics > Rome > History
- ART > History > Ancient & Classical
- Kings and rulers in literature
- Biography
- Rome > Antiquities
- To 527
- Emperors > Rome > Biography
- Genre/Form
- Biography.
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 401-424) and index.
- Contents
- A change of image -- Emperors and divine protectors -- The saving ruler and the Logos-Nomos -- The Hippodrome procession -- The symbol from the sun, the standard, and the sarcophagus -- The Roman Colossus -- Constantine and Christianity -- Sol and Christianity -- Constantine as Christ -- Epilogue.
- Call Number
- JFF 12-27
- ISBN
- 9780521764230 (hardback)
- 0521764238 (hardback)
- 9781107538986 (paperback)
- 110753898X (paperback)
- LCCN
- 2010046932
- OCLC
- 792984741
- Author
- Bardill, Jonathan.
- Title
- Constantine, divine emperor of the Christian golden age / Jonathan Bardill.
- Publisher
- Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
- Copyright Date
- ©2012
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 401-424) and index.
- Chronological Term
- To 527
- Research Call Number
- JFF 12-27