Constantine the Emperor

by David Stone Potter

Book Overview

No Roman emperor had a greater impact on the modern world than did Constantine. The reason is not simply that he converted to Christianity, but that he did so in a way that brought his subjects along after him. Indeed, this major new biography argues that Constantine's conversion is but one feature of a unique administrative style that enabled him to take control of an empire beset by internal rebellions and external threats by Persians and Goths...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199755868
• ISBN13: 9780199755868
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.3"