| From Constantine to Julian: Pagan and Byzantine Views: A Source History Contributor(s): Lieu, Samuel (Editor), Montserrat, Dominic (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415093368 ISBN-13: 9780415093361 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $49.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1996 Annotation: "From Constantine to Julian" covers an age of major transition in Europe, which saw the establishment of Rome as a Christian Empire and a period of recidivism under Julian. Texts included are the anonymous lives of Constantine, relevant sections of Aurelius Victor and "Eumenius, Libanius" Oration 59, the "Passion of Artemius" and a selection of papyri and inscriptions. Most of this material has not been previously translated into English: |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - General - Religion | Christianity - History |
| Dewey: 270.2 |
| LCCN: 95000283 |
| Lexile Measure: 1540 |
| Series: Source History |
| Physical Information: 0.65" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.79 lbs) 308 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From Constantine to Julian provides students with important source material, covering an age of major transition in Europe; an age which saw the establishment of Rome as a Christian Empire and a period of recidivism under Julian. Texts included are the anonymous Origo Constantini ; Eumenius, Panegyric of 310; Byzantine life of Constantine; Libanius, oration 59; and the Passion of Artemius. Most of this material has not previously been translated into English: students will now have direct access to the most important sources for the period which is studied on courses in classical antiquity, early medieval Europe and ecclesiastical history. |
