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| Abbreviations |
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| Introduction |
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1 | (4) |
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PART 1 IMPERIAL RESURRECTION |
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5 | (24) |
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Chapter 1 The Crisis of AD 260 |
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7 | (13) |
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Chapter 2 The Renewal of the Roman Empire |
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20 | (9) |
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29 | (36) |
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Chapter 3 The New Emperor |
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31 | (4) |
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Chapter 4 Emperors and Subjects |
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35 | (15) |
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50 | (5) |
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Chapter 6 Persia and the Caesars |
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55 | (10) |
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PART 3 CONSTANTINE AND DIOCLETIAN |
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65 | (40) |
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Chapter 7 The Court of Diocletian |
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67 | (15) |
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Chapter 8 Imperial Edicts and Moral Crusades |
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82 | (14) |
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96 | (4) |
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Chapter 10 The Succession |
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100 | (5) |
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105 | (24) |
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Chapter 11 The New Regime |
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107 | (8) |
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Chapter 12 Maxentius and Fausta |
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115 | (8) |
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Chapter 13 The End of Maximian |
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123 | (6) |
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129 | (32) |
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Chapter 14 The Gathering Storm |
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131 | (6) |
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Chapter 15 The Battle of the Milvian Bridge |
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137 | (8) |
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Chapter 16 Freedom of Worship |
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145 | (5) |
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Chapter 17 The Conversion of Constantine |
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150 | (11) |
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161 | (44) |
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Chapter 18 Reworking Past and Future |
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163 | (9) |
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Chapter 19 Governing the Empire |
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172 | (11) |
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Chapter 20 Maximus and Bassus |
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183 | (10) |
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Chapter 21 The Donatist Controversy |
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193 | (12) |
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PART 7 TRIUMPH AND TRAGEDY |
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205 | (44) |
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Chapter 22 The Defeat of Licinius |
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207 | (8) |
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Chapter 23 The Eastern Empire |
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215 | (6) |
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Chapter 24 Constantine Speaks to the Bishops |
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221 | (4) |
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Chapter 25 The Arian Controversy |
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225 | (8) |
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233 | (6) |
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Chapter 27 Constantinople and Rome |
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239 | (10) |
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PART 8 RULER OF THE WORLD |
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249 | (43) |
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Chapter 28 Constantine's Government |
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251 | (8) |
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Chapter 29 Constantinople |
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259 | (10) |
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Chapter 30 An Ordered Society |
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269 | (6) |
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Chapter 31 Christians, Pagans, and Jews |
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275 | (10) |
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285 | (5) |
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290 | (2) |
| Epilogue |
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292 | (9) |
| Appendix: Finding Constantine |
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301 | (6) |
| Timeline |
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307 | (4) |
| Dramatis Personae |
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311 | (6) |
| Notes |
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317 | (30) |
| Bibliography |
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347 | (14) |
| Index |
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