The Making of a Christian Aristocracy

Social and Religiuous Changes in the Western Roman Empire

What did it take to cause the Roman aristocracy to turn to Christianity, changing centuries-old beliefs and religious traditions? Michele Salzman takes a fresh approach to this much-debated question. Focusing on a sampling of individual aristocratic men and women as well as on writings and archeolog...

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Author:Michele Renee Salzman
Published: Harvard University Press, London, W. Heinemann-Cambridge (Mass.), 2002
Language:English
Total Pages:XIV, 354
ISBN:978-0674016033
Format:Book
Topic:- Biography > Background > Roman World > Rome/Roman Empire > social classes
- Biography > Background > Roman World > Rome/Roman Empire > Society
- Biography > Relations and Sources > Sources/General studies > [Noms propres / Personnages cités ou évoqués]
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