Life of Constantine
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Life of Constantine is a biographical work by Eusebius of Caesarea that portrays the life, reign, and Christian piety of the Roman emperor Constantine the Great.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| De vita Constantini | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian literature
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biographical work ⓘ late antique text ⓘ |
| alternativeTitle |
Life of Constantine
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surface form:
De vita Constantini
Vita Constantini ⓘ |
| approximateDateWritten |
after 337 CE
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circa 337–339 CE ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Council of Nicaea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Eusebius of Caesarea ⓘ |
| bookCount | 4 ⓘ |
| completionStatus | unfinished ⓘ |
| contains | panegyrical elements ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 4th century ⓘ |
| depicts |
Christian piety of Constantine the Great
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life of Constantine the Great ⓘ reign of Constantine the Great ⓘ |
| describes |
Constantine’s building projects for the Church
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Constantine’s laws favorable to Christians ⓘ Constantine’s patronage of bishops ⓘ Constantine’s vision before the Battle of the Milvian Bridge ⓘ Council of Nicaea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Constantine’s conversion to Christianity
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Constantine’s imperial policies ⓘ Constantine’s support for the Christian Church ⓘ |
| genre |
biography
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hagiography ⓘ |
| hasSubject | relationship between Church and Empire ⓘ |
| historicalReliability | biased in favor of Constantine ⓘ |
| historicalValue | primary source for Constantine’s reign ⓘ |
| includes |
documents related to Church councils
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imperial edicts ⓘ letters of Constantine ⓘ |
| influenced |
Christian imperial biography
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later Byzantine imperial ideology ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Constantinus Magnus
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surface form:
Constantine the Great
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| originalLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | Caesarea Maritima ⓘ |
| portraysAs | Constantine the Great as a model Christian emperor ⓘ |
| preservedIn | medieval manuscripts ⓘ |
| religiousPerspective |
Christianity
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surface form:
Christian
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| structure | four books ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
church history
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late Roman history ⓘ patristics ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation | pro-Nicene leaning ⓘ |
| tone |
apologetic
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laudatory ⓘ |
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De vita Constantini