Overview

This new work on the Origo Constantini Imperatoris features the following: a new English translation; a Latin text with an apparatus criticus based on the earlier editions of Konig, Rolfe, Moreau, Mommsen and Valesius; a general introduction followed by a discussion of the text's sources, authorship, redactional history and date; a flow chart explaining my theoretical history of the text; extensive end notes expanding upon and discussing the key people, places and issues mentioned in the text; and an extensive bibliography outlining the main primary and secondary sources dealing with the reign of the emperor Constantine and the text.

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Author:   Nicholas Stevenson
Publisher:   The Edwin Mellen Press
Imprint:   The Edwin Mellen Press
ISBN:  

9781495502835

ISBN 10:   149550283
Pages:   184
Publication Date:   January 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Sample from Table of Contents: Foreword By Dr. Malcolm Donalson; Preface/Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: The Origo Constantini Imperatoris - The Main Issues; Introduction; The Date of the Origo Constantini Imperatoris; The Authorship of the Origo Constantini Imperatoris; Chapter 2: Sources and History of the Text; Sources of the Origo Constantini Imperatoris Jerome's Chronicon and the Origo Constantini Imperatoris; The Lost Kaisergeschichte and the Origo Constantini Imperatoris; The Historia Adversus Paganos of Orosius and the Origo Constantini Imperatoris; The History Constantini The Great by Praxagoras the Athenian and the Origo Constantini Imperatoris; Redaction of the Text of the Origo Constantini Imperatoris; The Manuscript and Editions of the Origo Constantini Imperatoris; Chapter 3: The Text of the Origo Constantini imperatoris and more.

Reviews

Stevenson has made an invaluable ancient source for the life and circumstances of Constantine the Great readily accessible to a wide range of scholars, teachers, students, and others - the others include those who are inspired to investigate the matrix of ecclesiastical and Roman imperial history in a more crucial period for all of western posterity. The popularity of the subject... is evident in the production of other recent works, including Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code, (2006) John Carroll's Constantine's Sword (2007)... the lucid modern prose of the present translation, along with the insightful study, will inform, clarify, and enlighten. - Malcolm Drew Donalson. Professor Emeritus, The Alabama School of Mathematics and Science.

Author Information

Nicholas Stevenson received his B.A. in Ancient History from Macquarie University. He then went on to complete a DipEd from U.T.S. Kuring-Gai, before returning to Macquarie University to complete an MA in Ancient Languages. He then subsequently completed another BA., in Special Education from Flinders University. During this time, Nicholas Stevenson has focused his research on the period of the reign of Constantine the Great, specifically on the ancient sources for this important period. Nicholas Stevenson currently works at Fisher Road Special School, where he is an Assistant Principal and Teacher. He is now busily engaged in translating Sahidic Coptic texts dealing with Constantine's reign.

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