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Constantine the Great: The reorganization of the Empire and the triumph of the Church

Chapter 1: CONSTANTINE THE GREAT
By John B. Firth
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The narrative traces the emperor's rise amid late Roman administrative reforms, the persecution of Christians, his succession and consolidation of power, and the political struggles with rivals. It examines his conversion to Christianity and the legal and ecclesiastical measures that followed, including imperial patronage, engagement with theological disputes, and the Arian controversy culminating in the Council of Nicaea. The work also treats domestic tragedies and dynastic murders, the founding and shaping of a new imperial capital, and wide administrative reorganization of the state. Concluding chapters assess his death, character, and the enduring relationship forged between imperial authority and the Christian church.

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Title: Constantine the Great: The reorganization of the Empire and the triumph of the Church

Author: John B. Firth

Release date: August 6, 2022 [eBook #68703]
Most recently updated: October 18, 2024

Language: English

Original publication: United States: G. P. Putnam's sons, 1904

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Heroes of the Nations
EDITED BY
H. W. Carless Davis, M.A.
FELLOW OF BALLIOL COLLEGE, OXFORD
FACTA DUCIS VIVENT OPEROSAQUE
GLORIA RERUM.—OVID, IN LIVIAM, 265.
THE HERO’S DEEDS AND HARD-WON
FAME SHALL LIVE.
CONSTANTINE

CONSTANTINE THE GREAT.
FROM THE BRITISH MUSEUM PRINT ROOM.      Frontispiece.

CONSTANTINE
THE GREAT

THE REORGANISATION OF THE EMPIRE AND
THE TRIUMPH OF THE CHURCH
BY
JOHN B. FIRTH
(SOMETIME SCHOLAR OF QUEEN’S COLLEGE, OXFORD)
AUTHOR OF “AUGUSTUS CÆSAR,” “A TRANSLATION OF PLINY’S LETTERS,” ETC.
G. P. PUTNAM’S SONS

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The Knickerbocker Press
1905
Copyright, 1904
BY
G. P. PUTNAM’S SONS
Published, January, 1905
The Knickerbocker Press, New York