Title | The Emperor Constantine |
Publication Type | Book |
Year of Publication | 1993 |
Authors | Grant M |
Number of Pages | 256 |
Publisher | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
ISBN Number | 978-0297821380 |
Keywords | Constantine, Edirne, emperor, Roman |
Abstract | This is a biography of Constantine - famous for being the first Christian emperor of Rome and for refounding ancient Byzantium as Constantinople - which aims to reach past the public persona to the private man. Was he the last notable Roman emperor, or the first medieval monarch? Was he a saint and hero, or should he be regarded as a murderer who killed his wife, his eldest son and many of his friends to further his own ambitions? |