基本説明
Celebrates the 1700th anniversary of the proclamation of Constantine as Emperor in York on 25th July 306. In a series of multi-disciplinary essays, and a fully illustrated, scholarly catalogue of objects, the book is a major contribution to the study of the material and visual evidence for Constantine's reign.
Full Description
"Constantine the Greatanniversary of the proclamation of Constantine as Emperor in York on 25th July, 306. In a series of multi-disciplinary essays, and a fully illustrated, scholarly catalogue of objects, the book is a major contribution to the study of the material and visual evidence for Constantine's reign. The geographic range of the book is the Roman Empire, with the focus mainly on the Western Empire. Key themes include the transition from the Classical to the Medieval world, and from paganism to Christianity.The book brings together for the first time a fascinating range of objects to support its arguments, most notably: the monumental marble head of Constantine from York; the mosaic roundel with Christ's head from Hinton St Mary, Dorset; the earliest Christian silver hoard in the Roman Empire from Water Newton, Cambridgeshire; the Late Roman silver hoard from Traprain Law, Scotland; the building inscription of Constantius from Hadrian's Wall, Northumberland; medallions, coins and jewellery from Arras, France; early Christian tombstones from Trier, Germany; a papyrus fragment with text of the Constantine letter to the people of Palestine of 324, from The British Library; and the silver-gilt personification of Constantinople from the Esquiline Treasure.
Contents
Acknowledgements; Introduction; Constantinius and Constantineexercise in publicity, Averil Cameron; Constantinius and Constantine at York, Paul Bidwell; Emperor and Citizen in the Era of Constantine, Simon Corcoran; In the Pay of the Emperor: coins from the Beaurains (Arras) Treasure, Richard Abdy; The Owners of the Beaurains (Arras) Treasure, Roger Tomlin; Art in the Age of Constantine, Martin Henig, The Crocus Conundrum, Ian Wood; Religious Diversity in Constantine's Empire, Martin Henig; Constantine and Christianity, Averil Cameron; The Legacy of Constantine in Anglo-Saxon England, Jane Hawkes; Abbreviations; CATALOGUE; Glossary; Index of Primary Sources; Bibliography; Index.
