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Gregory was Bishop of Tours from 573 to 594. To modern readers he is best known for his History of the Franks, a narrative of Gaul in the sixth century. But during his episcopacy Gregory of Tours also composed eight books of stories about saints, their cults, and their miracles. This volume is the first translation into English of one of those books, the Glory of the Martyrs, which contains a series of anecdotes about the lives and cults of Ch...

The reign of the emperor Constantine (306 337) marked a transformation of Rome's Mediterranean empire.

Examines the creation and dissemination of the legends about Constantine's victory in 312 at the battle of the Milvian Bridge.

The reign of the emperor Constantine (306 337) marked a transformation of Rome's Mediterranean empire.

Essential reading for theology students and any inquiry into the world of late antiquity."--Religious Studies ReviewCappadocia had long been a marginal province in the eastern Roman empire, high on a rugged plateau in central Asia Minor and hardly influenced by classical Greek culture. But during the fourth century emperors visited repeatedly as they traveled between Constantinople and Antioch. In Cappadocia they met provincial notables and pr...

Becoming ChristianThe Conversion of Roman CappadociaRaymond Van DamIn a richly textured investigation of the transformation of Cappadocia during the fourth century, Becoming Christian: The Conversion of Roman Cappadocia examines the local impact of Christianity on traditional Greek and Roman society. The Cappadocians Basil of Caesarea, Gregory of Nyssa, Gregory of Nazianzus, and Eunomius of Cyzicus were influential participants in intense argu...

Van Dam's exploration . . . makes for fascinating reading and should provoke fruitful debate."--"Choice

Examines the creation and dissemination of the legends about Constantine's victory in 312 at the battle of the Milvian Bridge.

The first translation into English of one of eight books composed by Gregory of Tours. The Glory of Confessors contains a series of anecdotes about the lives and cults of Christians who witnessed to their faith through their exemplary lives.

A fresh perspective on these two ancient cities through the lens of economics