An original work of scholarship, rich in detail and minute
researches, liberally supplied with fresh observations and new
interpretations...The work is characterized by an astonishing
mastery of evidence...Barnes is lucid and concise.
This remarkable and exemplary work of scholarship will he read with
pleasure and profit...a gripping and complex story told in fresh
and lucid prose.
Already an acknowledged expert on the history of the later Roman
Empire and early Christianity. Barnes now offers a narrative
account of the reigns of the two most important emperors after
Augustus...The portrait of Constantine is realistic and convincing.
(A main value of the book lies in its assessment of the
intellectual, doctrinal, and political activities of the early
Christians...Essential reading.
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