Pagans and Christians
In the Mediterranean World from the Second Century AD to the Conversion of Constantine
$57.64
- Paperback
800 pages
- Release Date
7 August 2006
Summary
One of the most important books about the history of the Roman Empire published in the last thirty years. How did Christianity compare and compete with the cults of the pagan gods in the Roman Empire? This scholarly work from award-winning historian, Robin Lane Fox, places Christians and pagans side by side in the context of civil life and contrasts their religious experiences, visions, cults and oracles. Leading up to the time of the first Christian emperor, Constantine, the book aims to enl…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141022956 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0141022957 |
| Author: | Robin Lane Fox |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 800 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 7 August 2006 |
| Weight: | 550g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 129mm x 35mm |
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About The Author
Robin Lane Fox
Robin Lane Fox is Britain’s most widely admired ancient historian. He was born in 1946 and educated at Eton and Magdalen College, Oxford. He is a Fellow of New College, Oxford, and a University Reader in Ancient History. His other books include Alexander the Great, Pagans and Christians and The Unauthorized Version. He was historical advisor to Oliver Stone on the making of Stone’s film Alexander, for which he waived all his fees on condition that he could take part in the cavalry charge against elephants which Stone staged in the Moroccan desert.
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