Crisis as Opportunity: Urban Renewal and Christianisation in Constantine's Gaul
Using the relationship between Constantine and Autun (Augustodunum) as a case study, this paper identifies a continuum of patronage which directly impacted the economic conditions of the town both before and after 310 CE. Constantine used the support of the bishops of Autun both as a way of fosterin...
| Published in: | Religion in the Roman empire |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Mohr Siebeck
[2019]
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Religion in the Roman empire
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Konstantin, I., Römisches Reich, Kaiser ca. 280-337
/ Patronage
/ Autun
/ Christianization
/ Europe
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| RelBib Classification: | BE Greco-Roman religions KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity KBA Western Europe |
| Further subjects: | B
Gaul
B Constantine B Apollo B Augustodunum B Christianity B Latin panegyrics |
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| Summary: | Using the relationship between Constantine and Autun (Augustodunum) as a case study, this paper identifies a continuum of patronage which directly impacted the economic conditions of the town both before and after 310 CE. Constantine used the support of the bishops of Autun both as a way of fostering the spread of Gallic Christianity and as a means for consolidating his hold on the region. The restoration of economic prosperity is thus meaningful at both a political and religious level, and the study illustrates one process that aided the Christianisation of western Europe. |
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| ISSN: | 2199-4471 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Religion in the Roman empire
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1628/rre-2019-0007 |