From Constantine to Julian: Pagan and Byzantine Views: A Source History

by Samuel N.C.Lieu (Editor), Dominic Montserrat (Editor), Frank Beetham

Provides students with important source material covering an age of major transition in Europe - the establishment of Rome as a Christian empire. Most of the material was previously unavailable in English.

Genres: History

285 pages, Paperback

First published December 18, 1996

Reviews

[Andrew · Rating 3 out of 5]

I long for translations that, like the Loeb Classical Library, include the original language.

Contains good introductory background information to each of the texts preserved in translation, including discussion re: authorship, dates, historical significance, thematic elements, genre, etc. The texts themselves are written in very accessible English, and provide a useful addition to the more dominant Christian narratives found in Lactantius, Eusebius, and the fifth-century church historians. Alternative views are accompanied by complementary narratives that help confirm information or at least traditional opinions, as well as nuggets of information not included in other sources.

Each text is also accompanied by informative footnotes and cross-references to other primary source material along with short notes about facts or scholarly debates. A bibliography of relevant primary and secondary sources is included.