Constantine and the captive Christians of Persia : martyrdom and religious identity in Late Antiquity
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| 100 | 1 | ▼a Smith, Kyle, ▼d 1977-. |
| 245 | 1 0 | ▼a Constantine and the captive Christians of Persia : ▼b martyrdom and religious identity in Late Antiquity / ▼c Kyle Smith. |
| 260 | ▼a Oakland, California : ▼b University of California Press, ▼c c2016. | |
| 300 | ▼a xxi, 231 p. : ▼b ill. ; ▼c 24 cm. | |
| 490 | 1 | ▼a Transformation of the classical heritage ; ▼v 57 |
| 504 | ▼a Includes bibliographical references and index. | |
| 505 | 0 | ▼a Introduction: Constantine and the writing of fourth-century history -- Patronizing Persians: Constantine's Letter to Shapur II -- Constantine's crusade: the emperor's last days and the Persian campaign -- Rereading Nisibis: narrating the battle for Roman Mesopotamia -- On war and persecution: Aphrahat the Persian sage and the martyrdom and history of Blessed Simeon bar Sabbae -- The church of the East and the territorialization of Christianity -- Memories of Constantine in the Acts of the Persian Martyrs -- Appendix 1: Constantine's Letter to Shapur II (Euseb. VC IV.8-14) -- Appendix 2: Martydom of the captives of Beth Zabdai -- Appendix 3: Martyrdom of Abbot Barshebya, ten fellow brothers, and one magus. |
| 520 | ▼a "This book demonstrates that the history of Christianity in the fourth century has been written mainly on the basis of Greek ecclesiastical histories and Syriac martyrdom narratives that date to decades, even centuries, after the fact. By closely analyzing these sources--which often exhibit conflicting religious, political, and hagiographical agendas--an evolving portrait of the first Christian emperor begins to emerge. This portrait of Constantine is useful not for re-constructing the events of the fourth century, but for understanding how the Syriac Christians of Roman Mesopotamia and Sasanian Persia used Constantine and the Christians of the West to fashion multiple political and religious identities over a prolonged period of change"--Provided by publisher. | |
| 600 | 0 0 | ▼a Constantine ▼b I, ▼c Emperor of Rome, ▼d -337. |
| 650 | 0 | ▼a Syriac Christians ▼z Iraq ▼x History ▼y To 1500. |
| 650 | 0 | ▼a Syriac Christians ▼z Iran ▼x History ▼y To 1500. |
| 650 | 0 | ▼a Syriac Christians ▼x History ▼y To 1500 ▼v Sources. |
| 650 | 0 | ▼a Church history ▼y Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600. |
| 651 | 0 | ▼a Iraq ▼x History ▼y To 634. |
| 651 | 0 | ▼a Iran ▼x History ▼y To 640. |
| 776 | 0 8 | ▼i Online version: ▼a Smith, Kyle, 1977- ▼t Constantine and the captive Christians of Persia ▼z 9780520964204 ▼w (211009) 000045955199 |
| 830 | 0 | ▼a Transformation of the classical heritage ; ▼v 57. |
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It is widely believed that the Emperor Constantine’s conversion to Christianity politicized religious allegiances?that it divided the Christian Roman Empire from the Zoroastrian Sasanian Empire and led to the persecution of Christians in Persia. But this account is based upon Greek ecclesiastical histories and Syriac martyrdom narratives that date to centuries after the fact. In this groundbreaking study, Kyle Smith analyzes diverse Greek, Latin, and Syriac sources to show that there was not, and has never been, just one history of fourth-century Mesopotamia. By examining the conflicting hagiographical and historical evidence, Constantine and the Captive Christians of Persia presents an evocative and evolving portrait of the first Christian emperor, one that uncovers how Syriac Christians manipulated the image of their western Christian counterparts to fashion their own political and religious identities during this century of radical change.
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Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Introduction: Constantine and the Writing of Fourth-Century History
PART I: THE ROMAN FRONTIER AND THE PERSIAN WAR
1 • Patronizing Persians: Constantine’s Letter to Shapur II
2 • Constantine’s Crusade: The Emperor’s Last Days and the Persian Campaign
3 • Rereading Nisibis: Narrating the Battle for Roman Mesopotamia
PART II: ROMAN CAPTIVES AND PERSIAN ENVOYS
4 • On War and Persecution: Aphrahat the Persian Sage and the Martyrdom and History of Blessed Simeon bar Sabba?e
5 • The Church of the East and the Territorialization of Christianity
6 • Memories of Constantine in the Acts of the Persian Martyrs
Appendix A. Constantine’s Letter to Shapur: Eusebius’s Life of Constantine IV.8–14
Appendix B. Martyrdom of the Captives of Beth Zabdai
Appendix C. Martyrdom of Abbot Barshebya, Ten Fellow Brothers, and One Magus
Bibliography
Index
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