Pagan City and Christian Capital: Rome in the 4th Century

ISBN-13: 9780199254200 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 389 str.

John Curran

Opis

This book is a study of the transformation of the landscape, civic life, and moral values of the pagan city of Rome following the conversion of the emperor Constantine in the early fourth century. It examines the effects of the rise of Christianity and the decline of paganism in the later Roman empire.

Recenzje

a welcome addition to this distinguished series ... the author has new insights to offer in every chapter ... an impressive achievement, a work of great learning and meticulous documentation yet never dull and always readable.

O autorze

John Curran is Lecturer in the School of Classics and Ancient History, Queen's University, Belfast