| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 296 pages) : maps |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Summary |
"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"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Constantine I, Emperor of Rome, -337.
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Constantine I, Emperor of Rome, -337. |
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Maxentius, Marcus Aurelius Valerius, Emperor of Rome, -312.
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Maxentius, Marcus Aurelius Valerius, Emperor of Rome, -312. |
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Battle of Saxa Rubra (Italy : 312) |
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Saxa Rubra, Battle of, Italy, 312.
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| Chronological Term |
312 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Van Dam, Raymond. Remembering Constantine at the Milvian Bridge. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011 9781107096431 (DLC) 2010048057 (OCoLC)683247757 |
| ISBN |
9781139081269 (electronic book) |
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1139081268 (electronic book) |
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9781139078993 (electronic book) |
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1139078992 (electronic book) |
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9780511973048 (ebook) |
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0511973047 (ebook) |
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9781107096431 (hardback) |
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110709643X (hardback) |
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