Constantine and the bishops

Johns Hopkins University Press

2000

xx, 609 p.

Ancient society and history

Includes bibliographical references (p. 541-597) and index.

0801862183

Contents: Constantinople, A.D. 335 -- The Game of Empire -- The Church Becomes a Player -- Opportunities -- The Old Guard Changes -- In Search of a Vision -- Building a Coalition -- Consequences -- Consensus Politics -- Controlling the Message -- Controlling the Agenda -- Unintended Consequences -- The Fine Print -- Power Players -- Milan, 390 -- The First Sirmondian Constitution.

Historians who viewed imperial Rome in terms of a conflict between pagans and Christians have often regarded Constantine's conversion as the triumph of Christianity over paganism. Here Drake offers a fresh understanding of Constantine's rule.

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