Constantine and the Captive Christians of Persia by Kyle Smith PAPERBACK

Kyle Smith

Constantine and the Captive Christians of Persia\nby Kyle Smith\nPaperback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Kyle Smith\nTitle: Constantine and the Captive Christians of Persia\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Ancient history\nPublisher: University of California Press\nPublication year: 2019\nISBN-13: 9780520308398\nISBN-10: 0520308395\nRRP: \u00A330.00\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nIt is widely believed that the Emperor Constantine's conversion to Christianity politicized religious allegiances, dividing the Christian Roman Empire from the Zoroastrian Sasanian Empire and leading to the persecution of Christians in Persia. This account, however, is based on Greek ecclesiastical histories and Syriac martyrdom narratives that date to centuries after the fact. In this groundbreaking stud.