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Pagan City and Christian Capital

By Curran, John R.

Pagan City and Christian Capital Social Sciences

Pagan City and Christian Capital

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The critical century between the arrival of Constantine and the advance of Alaric in the early fifth century witnessed dramatic changes in the city of Rome. In this book Dr. Curran has broken away from the usual notions of religious conflict between Christians and pagans, to focus on a number of approaches to the Christianization of Rome. He surveys the laws and political considerations which governed the building policy of Constantine and his successors, the effect of papal building and commemorative constructions on Roman topography, the continuing ambivalence of the Roman festal calendar, and the conflict between Christians over asceticism and "real" Christianity. Thus using analytical, literary, and legal evidence Dr Curran explains the way in which the landscape, civic life, and moral values of Rome were transformed by complex and sometimes paradoxical forces, laying the foundation for the capital of medieval Christendom. Through a study of Rome as a city Dr Curran explores the rise of Christianity and the decline of paganism in the later Roman empire.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
412
Release Date:
2000-11-30
Publication Date:
2000-10-05
Publisher:
OUP Oxford
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0198152787
ISBN13:
9780198152781
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Minimum Reading Age:
1
Maximum Reading Age:
110
Weight:
710 g
Height:
145 cm
Width:
222 cm
Thickness:
28 cm
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