Remembering Constantine at the Milvian Bridge
Constantine's victory in 312 at the battle of the Milvian Bridge established his rule as the first Christian emperor. This book examines the creation and dissemination of the legends about that battle and its significance. Christian histories, panegyrics and an honorific arch at Rome soon comme...
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| Language: | English |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2011
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| Collection: | Cambridge Books Online - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Foreword: visions of Constantine
- The afterlife of Constantine
- Ecclesiastical histories
- Constantine's memories
- Eusebius' commentary
- Shaping memories in the west
- Rome after the battle
- Backward and forward
- Remembering Maxentius
- Back word: the bridge