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001 2010046932
003 DLC
005 20120430112219.0
008 101103s2011 enkabe b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2010046932
020 $a9780521764230 (hardback)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
042 $apcc
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050 00 $aDG315$b.B334 2011
082 00 $a937/.08092$aB$222
084 $aART015060$2bisacsh
100 1 $aBardill, Jonathan.
245 10 $aConstantine, divine emperor of the Christian golden age /$cJonathan Bardill.
260 $aCambridge ;$aNew York :$bCambridge University Press,$c2011.
300 $axxx, 440 p. :$bill., plans, map ;$c29 cm.
520 $a"Constantine was the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity. The book explores the emperor's image as conveyed through literature, art, and architecture, and shows how Constantine reconciled the tradition of imperial divinity with his monotheistic faith. It demonstrates how the traditional themes and imagery of kingship were exploited to portray the emperor as the saviour of his people and to assimilate him to Christ. This is the first book to study simultaneously both archaeological and historical information to build a picture of the emperor's image and propaganda. It is extensively illustrated" --Provided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 401-424) and index.
505 0 $aA change of image -- Emperors and divine protectors -- The saving ruler and the Logos-Nomos -- The Hippodrome procession -- The symbol from the sun, the standard, and the sarcophagus -- The Roman Colossus -- Constantine and Christianity -- Sol and Christianity -- Constantine as Christ -- Epilogue.
600 00 $aConstantine$bI,$cEmperor of Rome,$dd. 337.
651 0 $aByzantine Empire$xHistory$yTo 527.
650 0 $aEmperors$zRome$vBiography.
651 0 $aRome$xHistory$yConstantine I, the Great, 306-337.
650 0 $aRome$xKings and rulers$xReligious aspects$xHistory.
650 0 $aKings and rulers in literature.
650 0 $aKings and rulers in art.
651 0 $aRome$xAntiquities.
650 0 $aChristianity$zRome$xHistory.
650 0 $aChristianity and politics$zRome$xHistory.
650 7 $aART / History / Ancient & Classical$2bisacsh.