 | Constantine and the Cities: Imperial Authority and Civic Politics Subjects: Constantine I Emperor of Rome – 337; Constantine I Emperor of Rome – 337 -- Influence; Rome -- History -- Constantine I the Great 306–337; Rome -- Politics and government -- 284–476; Rome -- Religion; Power (Social sciences) -- Rome -- History; Soci; Roman Emperor Constantine raised Christianity from a minority religion to imperial status, but his religious orientation was by no means unambiguous. In Constantine and the Cities , Noel Lenski demonstrates how the emperor and his subjects used the instruments of government in a struggle for authority over the religion of the empire. Noel Lenski is Professor of Classics and History at Yale University. He is author of Failure of Empire: Valens and the Roman State in the Fourth Century A.D. and coauthor of The Romans: From Village to Empire and A Brief History of the Romans. |
