Remembering Constantine at the Milvian Bridge
"Constantine was the first Christian emperor in the Roman empire. Before his victory in 312 at the battle of the Milvian Bridge outside Rome, he claimed to have seen a vision of a cross in the sky. The book analyzes the legends about the battle and the vision, from the later Roman empire to the...
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| Type de support: | Imprimé Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Service de livraison Subito: | Commander maintenant. |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Cambridge [u.a.]
Cambridge Univ. Press
2011
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| Dans: | Année: 2011 |
| Recensions: | Remembering Constantine at the Mil-vian Bridge (2012) (Wienand, Johannes)
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| Édition: | 1. publ. |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Konstantin, I., Römisches Reich, Kaiser ca. 280-337
/ Bataille du pont Milvius
/ Histoire
B Konstantin, I., Römisches Reich, Kaiser ca. 280-337 / Bataille du pont Milvius / Réception <scientifique> / Histoire 312-1520 |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Constantine I Emperor of Rome, d. 337
B Maxentius, Marcus Aurelius Valerius Emperor of Rome (-312) B Constantine Emperor of Rome (-337) B Maxentius, Marcus Aurelius Valerius Emperor of Rome, d. 312 B Saxa Rubra, Battle of, Italy, 312 |
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| Résumé: | "Constantine was the first Christian emperor in the Roman empire. Before his victory in 312 at the battle of the Milvian Bridge outside Rome, he claimed to have seen a vision of a cross in the sky. The book analyzes the legends about the battle and the vision, from the later Roman empire to the later medieval period. By rehabilitating the significance of Maxentius, the losing emperor, this book also emphasizes the competing ideas at stake about Roman emperorship, the contours of the empire,and the place of Rome"-- |
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| Description: | Literaturverz. S. 267 - 288 |
| ISBN: | 110709643X |