Constantine (Crosscurrents in world history)

History

MacMULLEN, Ramsay

Ancient Civilizations

Harper&Row

Constantine

Littlehampton Book Services Ltd.

Roman Social Relations, 50 B.C. to A.D. 284

"In this interesting and suggestive book, Professor MacMullen views anew an important and rather neglected aspect of Roman social relations. A perceptive and sensitive interpreter, he has drawn widely upon the scattered and unorganized evidence about the poorer classes, rural and urban, in much of the Roman Empire, and presents a fresh picture of their conditions, attitudes, and aims." -T. Robert S. Broughton

Roman social relations, 50 B.C. to A.D. 284

Yale University Press

During the period, the government of the Roman empire met the most prolonged crisis of its history and survived. Foreign wars and internal disruptions evolved into the emperor Diocletian (and later Constantine) wresting order from chaos. These policies and institutions had a long history thereafter. This text is an early attempt at an inclusive study of the origins and evolutions of this transformation in the ancient world. The resulting effort was a divide between the citizen and the state that would have yet other repercussions and speak to governments and society today.

Roman Government's Response to Crisis, A.D. 235-337

241 pp; detailed examination of the whole body of religious beliefs and practices that arose from the unification of the ancient workl

Paganism in the Roman Empire

“In this interesting and suggestive book, Professor MacMullen views anew an important and rather neglected aspect of Roman social relations. A perceptive and sensitive interpreter, he has drawn widely upon the scattered and unorganized evidence about the poorer classes, rural and urban, in much of the Roman Empire, and presents a fresh picture of their conditions, attitudes and aims.”―T. Robert S. Broughton “Ramsay MacMullen’s work is always provocative and illuminating. This book is no exception…Through good writing, clear presentation, and outstanding common-sense judgment the author has given us chapters to be read with pleasure by a large audience. Specialist or not…This fine book represents for us what we may legitimately know of ancient society.”―American Historical Review “Much of the evidence which MacMullen uses in his narrative is illuminating, much of the analysis and argument lucid and compelling….Roman Social Relations is an interesting and lively book [that] should certainly be read by anyone interested in the social history of the ancient world.”―Journal of Social History Ramsay MacMullen is the author of Paganism in the Roman Empire and Roman Government’s Response to Crisis, A.D. 235-337, among other works. He is Dunham Professor of History and Classics at Yale University and is currently president of the Association of Ancient Historians.

World

“MacMullen…has published several books in recent years which establish him, rightfully, as a leading social historian of the Roman Empire. The current volume exhibits many of the characteristics of its predecessors: the presentation of novel, revisionist points of view…; discrete set pieces of trenchant argument which do not necessarily conform to the boundaries of traditional history; and an impressive, authoritative, and up-to-date documentation, especially rich in primary sources…A stimulating and provocative discourse on Roman paganism as a phenomenon worthy of synthetic investigation in its own right and as the fundamental context for the rise of Christianity.”―Richard Brilliant, History “MacMullen’s latest work represents many features of paganism in its social context more vividly and clearly than ever before.”―Fergus Millar, American Historical Review “The major cults…are examined from a social and cultural perspective and with the aid of many recently published specialized studies…Students of the Roman Empire…should read this book.”―Robert J, Penella, Classical World “A distinguished book with much exact observation…An indispensable mine of erudition on a grand theme.” Henry Chadwick, Times Literary Supplement Ramsay MacMullen is Dunham Professor of History and Classics at Yale University and the author of Roman Government’s Response to Crisis, A.D. 235-337 and Roman Social Relations, 50 B.C. to A.D. 284

Offers a secular perspective on the growth of the Christian Church in ancient Rome, identifies nonreligious factors in conversion, and examines the influence of Constantine

Christianizing the Roman Empire (A.D. 100-400)

Yale Univ Pr

Hardcover. Published in 1988 by Yale University Press.

Corruption and the decline of Rome

The slaughter of animals for religious feasts, the tinkling of bells to ward off evil during holy rites, the custom of dancing in religious services―these and many other pagan practices persisted in the Christian church for hundreds of years after Constantine proclaimed Christianity the one official religion of Rome. In this book, Ramsay MacMullen investigates the transition from paganism to Christianity between the fourth and eighth centuries. He reassesses the triumph of Christianity, contending that it was neither tidy nor quick, and he shows that the two religious systems were both vital during an interactive period that lasted far longer than historians have previously believed. MacMullen explores the influences of paganism and Christianity upon each other. In a rich discussion of the different strengths of the two systems, he demonstrates that pagan beliefs were not eclipsed or displaced by Christianity but persisted or were transformed. The victory of the Christian church, he explains, was one not of obliteration but of widening embrace and assimilation. This fascinating book also includes new material on the Christian persecution of pagans over the centuries through methods that ranged from fines to crucifixion; the mixture of motives in conversion; the stubbornness of pagan resistance; the difficulty of satisfying the demands and expectations of new converts; and the degree of assimilation of Christianity to paganism.

Christianity and Paganism in the Fourth to Eighth Centuries

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Constantine (Crosscurrents in world history)

Constantine

Roman social relations, 50 B.C. to A.D. 284

Roman Government's Response to Crisis, A.D. 235-337

Paganism in the Roman Empire

Roman Social Relations, 50 B.C. to A.D. 284

Paganism in the Roman Empire

Christianizing the Roman Empire (A.D. 100-400)

Corruption and the decline of Rome

Christianity and Paganism in the Fourth to Eighth Centuries