Christianity and the Roman Empire background texts

The rise of Christianity during the first four centuries of the common era was the pivotal development in Western history and profoundly influenced the later direction of all world history. Yet, for all that has been written on early Christian history, the primary sources for this history are widely...

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Autor principal: Novak, Ralph Martin (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Harrisburg, Pa. : Trinity Press International 2001.
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
Ver en Universidad de Navarra:https://innopac.unav.es/record=b35561506*spi
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • A brief introduction to historical method
  • The eagle and the cross: the first century C.E.
  • A century of martyrs: the second century C.E.
  • Struggle and accommodation: the third century C.E.
  • The cross triumphant: the fourth century C.E.
  • The scouring of Alexandria, ca. 361-416 C.E.