Drake, Harold Allen

Constantine and the bishops : the politics of intolerance/ Harold Allen Drake - Baltimore, MD : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2000 - xx, 607 p. : ill. ; 22cm. - Ancient society and history. .

Contents: Preliminaries Contstantinople 335 AD The Game of Empire The Church Becomes a Player Opportunities The Old Guard Changes In Search of a Vision Building a Coalition Consequences Consensus Politics Controlling the Message Controlling the Agenda Unintended Consequences The Fine Print Power Players Milan, 390

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Constantine I, Emperor of Rome, -337 -- Religion.Athanasius, Saint, Patriarch of Alexandria, -373 -- Relations with Constantine I.Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 -- Political aspects.

DG315 / .D72 2000