Dear Readers of Rome,
On Friday, we transition into imperial forms of Christianity, focusing on the emperor Constantine and his mother, Helena.
(1) In lieu of a factsheet, read the section on "Constantine and the New World Order," in the Blue Guide, p. 16.
(2) Download, print and read the excerpts from Robert M. Grant's Augustus to Constantine.
(3) Download, print and read Jonathan Bardill's examination of the different accounts of how Constantine came to adopt his battle standard, which some read as the emperor's conversion experience.
(4) Download, print and read the Nicene Creed.
(5) Download, print and read the excerpts from Jan Drijvers' Helena Augusta.
Constantine's promotion of Christianity is a watershed moment in Western history. From this point on, Christians cease being depicted as outliers and as antagonists to things Roman, as Rome itself starts to be reconfigured as Christian.
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