University of Michigan Press, Date: 1997-01-07. Hardcover. Acceptable. 96x20x144. Ex-library with stamps, spine label, etc. Cloth boards with wrapped dust jacket. Has a good binding, no marks or notations to the text. 215 pages. 1997. University of Michigan Press ISBN 0472107372 US

University of Michigan Press, Date: 1997-01-07. Hardcover. Acceptable. 96x20x144. Ex-library with stamps, spine label, etc. Cloth boards with wrapped dust jacket. Has a good binding, no marks or notations to the text. 215 pages. 1997. University of Michigan Press ISBN 0472107372 9780472107377 [US]

ISBN10: 0472107372, ISBN13: 9780472107377, [publisher: Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press] Hardcover VIII, 215 p. Ein gutes und sauberes Exemplar / dust jacket slightly rubbed, otherwise a good and clean copy. - The fourth century A.D. saw the death of the ancient world and the birth of the medieval era. Pagan temples crumbled through disuse, while Christian churches sprang up throughout the fledgling Holy Roman Empire. The emperor Constantine's conversion changed Christianity's fortunes forever. Pagans blamed the decline and fall of the Roman Empire on Christianity, but Christians explained events differently. Historians' views of the past have always been influenced by their position in society. Socrates of Constantinople was no exception. The church history of Socrates is one of the most important sources, eastern or western, pagan or Christian, for the fourth and early fifth centuries. This book is the first detailed study of Socrates' history, and it describes the historical situation in which he wrote his work, pulling together all the personal information available about the author. It then examines the history itself, how it was composed, and which sources were used, and it looks at the relationship between Socrates' work and other church histories. The book goes on to explore Socrates' attitudes toward bishops, emperors, and their enemies. Socrates is often dismissed by modern scholars for being unable to master the ...
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University of Michigan Press 1997 hardcover New Size: 96x20x144; New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

ISBN10: 0472107372, ISBN13: 9780472107377, [publisher: University of Michigan Press] Hardcover New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1.3
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