TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bardill, Jonathan
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012//
TI  - Constantine, divine emperor of the Christian golden age
ET  - 1. publ.
PB  - Cambridge Univ. Press
CY  - Cambridge [u.a.]
KW  - Emperors
KW  - Rome
KW  - Kings and rulers in literature
KW  - Kings and rulers in art
KW  - Christianity
KW  - History
KW  - Christianity and politics
KW  - Antiquities
KW  - Kings and rulers
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Byzantine Empire
AB  - "Constantine was the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity. The book explores the emperor's image as conveyed through literature, art, and architecture, and shows how Constantine reconciled the tradition of imperial divinity with his monotheistic faith. It demonstrates how the traditional themes and imagery of kingship were exploited to portray the emperor as the saviour of his people and to assimilate him to Christ. This is the first book to study simultaneously both archaeological and historical information to build a picture of the emperor's image and propaganda. It is extensively illustrated"--Provided by publisher
SN  - 9780521764230
LA  - English
N1  - Jonathan  Bardill
ID  - 640830641
ER  -