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In his reconstruction of the process and motivation of Constantine`s adoption of Christianity, the author proposes a number of new individual aspects. He commences with an analysis of theearliest testimonials bythe Emperor himself after his conversion, his massive moral and material support for the Christian clergy and ecclesiastic communities, andConstantine`srole as the first ruler of all Christendom up to his death in 337. Finally, it is shown that the Emperor wanted to suppress non-Christian religions and make Christianity the sole religion of the Empire and all humanity.
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Keywords
- Ancient history: to c 500 CE
- Ancient religions & mythologies
- Christian Churches & denominations
- christianity
- Constantine the Great
- Constantinian Revolution
- History
- History of Councils
- History: earliest times to present day
- History: specific events & topics
- Humanities
- Late Antique Christianity
- Other non-Christian religions
- Religion & beliefs
- Religious Politics/Christianity
- Social & cultural history
- The Early Church
- thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHC Ancient history
- thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHT History: specific events and topics::NHTB Social and cultural history
- thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs::QRA Religion: general::QRAX History of religion
- thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs::QRM Christianity
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DOI: 10.1515/9783110227895Editions