ENGLISH

The Roman Revolution of Constantine

By Raymond Van Dam

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2007
ISBN
0521882095, 9780521882095
LCC
BR180 .V36 2007
Open Library ID
OL10438376M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3566090 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
458\458
Orientation
no
Scanned
no
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

The reign of the emperor Constantine (306-337) was as revolutionary for the transformation of Rome's Mediterranean empire as that of Augustus, the first emperor three centuries earlier. The abandonment of Rome signaled the increasing importance of frontier zones in northern and central Europe and the Middle East. The foundation of Constantinople as a new imperial residence and the rise of Greek as the language of administration previewed the establishment of a separate eastern Roman empire.

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