Eusebius' Life of Constantine
Eusebius' Life of Constantine is the most important single record of Constantine, the emperor who turned the Roman Empire from prosecuting the Church to supporting it, with huge and lasting consequences for Europe and Christianity. The only English version previously available is based on a seventeenth-century Greek edition, but two new critical editions produced this century make a new English version necessary. The authors of this edition present the results of the recent scholarly debate, as well as their own researches so as to clarify the significance of Eusebius' work and introduce the student to the text and its interpretation, thus opening up the contentious issues. At face value much of what Eusebius wrote is false. This book shows how, once his partisan interpretations and rhetoric are properly understood, both Eusebius' text and the documents it contains give vital historical insights.
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Antioch Arius Athanasius Augustus basilica bishops building Byzantine Caesarea Caesars campaign cave Christian Church claims Constan Constantine Constantine's death Constantine's letter Constantinian Documents Constantinople Constantius II Council of Nicaea Crispus decree defeat demons described Diocletian dispute divine Donatists Drake Easter Emperor Empire enemies Eusebian Eusebius Eusebius of Nicomedia faith father favour Galerius God's Godbeloved Godfearing Greek Helena History Hollerich Holy Land Holy Places Holy Sepulchre honoured imperial Jerusalem labarum Lact Lactantius later Latin LC 9 Libanius Licinius martyrion Maxentius Maximin military Moses narrative Nicomedia oracles Origo pagan Palestine Panegyric Panegyrici Latini passage persecution persecutors Persia piety praise prayers present provinces reference reign religion religious rhetorical Roman Rome sacred Saviour shrine sons Sozomen speech stantine stantine's synods T. D. Barnes temple things Tomb of Christ trophy True Cross tyrants victory vision Vita Constantini whole Winkelmann words worship Zosimus