Constantine the Emperor, (Paperback)

from dr.hypercube

I had high hopes for this biography but was mildly disappointed. It concentrates on Constantine as an administrator, depicting him as a man who was most concerned with the stability and functioning of the Empire. Potter emphasizes primary sources - rescripts, proclamations, art - a good thing giv...

from the.ken.petersen

This book is the Emperor Constantine for the twenty-first century. If you think about our modern era, we are technocratic giants: scientists can tell us exactly how much of each chemical constituent it takes to make a human being. Unfortunately, we seem to be getting further away from understandi...

from waltzmn

Is there a lawyer in the house? Such a question becomes important in assessing this new book on Constantine the Great, the third founder of Christianity (following Jesus and Paul). That Constantine is worthy of biography is not open to question, and that there is need for a new biography is certa...

from bakabaka84

I have to say book on the Roma/ Byzantine empire are usually my bread and butter but this one was a tough read. That is not to say that Potters book is bad just that it is every dense and probably not one that would be of interest to the casual reader. Potter has done is research and there is a l...

from dhelmen

Giving this three stars. I enjoyed this book, however I was a history major and keep up with academic readings. This was not terribly accesible to the lay reader, though it seems a major attempt was made to make it so. There is a plethora of detail and a thorough background to Constantine's world...