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Genre/Form: | History Sources |
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Named Person: | Constantin, empereur romain; Constantin, (empereur romain ;; Constantine, (Emperor of Rome ;; Constantin, (empereur romain ; |
Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Kyle Smith |
ISBN: | 9780520289604 0520289609 |
OCLC Number: | 946929650 |
Description: | 1 v. (XXI-231 p.) : cartes. ; 24 cm |
Contents: | Introduction: Constantine and the writing of fourth-century history -- Patronizing Persians: Constantine's Letter to Shapur II -- Constantine's crusade: the emperor's last days and the Persian campaign -- Rereading Nisibis: narrating the battle for Roman Mesopotamia -- On war and persecution: Aphrahat the Persian sage and the martyrdom and history of Blessed Simeon bar Sabbae -- The church of the East and the territorialization of Christianity -- Memories of Constantine in the Acts of the Persian Martyrs -- Appendix 1: Constantine's Letter to Shapur II (Euseb. VC IV. 8-14) -- Appendix 2: Martydom of the captives of Beth Zabdai -- Appendix 3: Martyrdom of Abbot Barshebya, ten fellow brothers, and one magus |
Series Title: | Transformation of the classical heritage, 57. |
Responsibility: | Kyle Smith. |
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"Kyle Smith has written a provocative, engaging, and elegant book. . . .[in which] Smith critiques previous historiography and demonstrates new possibilities and avenues for constructing the history of Persian Christians in the fourth century and their relationship to Constantine and the Roman Empire." * Studies in Late Antiquity * "A welcome contribution to an important field of study." * Plekos * "By examining Constantine through the lens of the Sasanian world...[Kyle Smith] manages to break free of Eusebius and his domineering narrative. This will pay dividends for our understanding of this major figure in world history, as well as the history of Christianity in Late Antiquity more broadly. That Smith's book is so clearly written, well organized, and tightly argued further ensures its impact on the field." * Pleket * Read more...


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