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Konstantin der Grosse und seine Zeit

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Die Urteile über den römischen Kaiser Konstantin I. reichen vom religiös indifferenten, egoistischen Machtmenschen bis zum Herrscher, dem eine besondere Offenbarung, eine himmlische Erleuchtung zuteil geworden und der fortan mit dem Feuergeist eines Kämpfers für die Sache Gottes eingetreten sei. In jedem Fall hat er durch seine Religionspolitik die entscheidenden Weichenstellungen für den Aufstieg des Christentums vorgenommen. In welcher Form und vor welchem persönlichen und politischen Hintergrund dies geschah, zeigt die vorliegende Biographie in großer Anschaulichkeit.
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ISBN/GTIN978-3-406-59627-8
Product TypePaperback
BindingPaperback
PublisherBeck
Publication countryGermany
Publishing date07/01/2010
Edition4. Aufl.
Series no.2042
Pages127 pages
LanguageGerman
Weight130 g
Illustrationsmit 6 Abbildungen, 2 Stammtafeln und 2 Karten
Article no.2140313
CatalogsVLB
Data source no.9c6ce1b9280143149f58a4dfb73abe23
Product groupBU942
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Manfred Clauss, geb. 1945, ist Professor für Alte Geschichte an der Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität in Frankfurt/Main. Arbeitsschwerpunkte: Geschichte der römischen Kaiserzeit und die Sozialgeschichte der Antike.

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