Remembering Constantine at the Milvian Bridge

ISBN-13: 9781107096431 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 312 str.

Raymond Van Dam

Opis

Examines the creation and dissemination of the legends about Constantine's victory in 312 at the battle of the Milvian Bridge.

Recenzje

'Van Dam's study offers a masterful reassessment of Constantine's career in the context of fourth-century ideas about empire and emperorship. It makes a significant contribution not only to late Roman, early Christian, and Constantinian studies but to methodological and historiographical work on the ancient and medieval world as well. Van Dam's research is both broad and rich, his argument is original, and his approach is at once innovative and refreshing. Combining the retro perspective of modern media and postmodern concerns with meticulous historical analysis, Remembering Constantine at the Milvian Bridge is a compelling book for scholars and students alike.' Andrea Sterk, University of Florida

Spis treści

Preface; Abbreviations; 1. Foreword: visions of Constantine; 2. The afterlife of Constantine; 3. Ecclesiastical histories; 4. Constantine's memories; 5. Eusebius' commentary; 6. Shaping memories in the west; 7. Rome after the battle; 8. Backward and forward; 9. Remembering Maxentius; 10. Back word: the bridge; List of editions and translations; Bibliography.