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Describes the first alliance of church and state in the fourth century, marked by the Roman emperor Constantine's conversion to Christianity, and how this decision irrevocably compromised the Roman Empire's intellectual tradition of rationalism.
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"An elegant story, engagingly told. Freeman has a talent for narrative history and for encapsulating the more arcane disputes of ancient historians and theologians" (Independent)
"There is much here to admire... It is a panoramic view that Freeman handles with grace, erudition and lucidity" (Washington Times)
"A triumph... Engrossing... Successfully realized... Wholly admirable... Freeman is to be congratulated on a broad-brush approach that throws the main issue into sharp focus... [He] has added a new level of understanding" (The Times Higher Education Supplement)
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A radical and stimulating reappraisal of the impact of Constantine’s adoption of Christianity, on the later Roman world and on the subsequent development both of Christianity and of Western civilisation.
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- PublisherAlfred a Knopf Inc
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 140004085X
- ISBN 13 9781400040858
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages432
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