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Maxentius. Der letzte Kaiser in Rom. Von Hartmut Leppin u.a. Mainz 2007. ISBN 10: 3805333994 ISBN 13: 9783805333993 Nuovo/Rilegato Quantità: 5 Da: Prezzo: EUR 125,00.- Pagine 128 Tavole a colori 52 + 24 in bioanco/nero e 13 grafici Descrizione libro: Zentrale Bauten im Herzen Roms - die Maxentiusbasilika, der Tempel der Venus und Roma, Circus und Grabmal an der Via Appia - entstanden in der Regierungszeit dieses Kaisers. In den Geschichtsbüchern ist Maxentius dennoch nur als der unterlegene Gegner Konstantins bekannt. Nach seinem Tod in der Schlacht an der Milvischen Brücke wurde Maxentius als Tyrann denunziert, und seine großartigen Bauwerke erhielten den Namen Konstantins. Wer aber war Maxentius wirklich, der nach über 300 Jahren als letzter Kaiser in Rom residierte? In dieser ersten deutschsprachigen Monographie über Maxentius wird die Figur des Kaisers neu beleuchtet. Beeindruckende archäologische Überreste, die reiche Münzprägung und literarische Überlieferung seiner Regierungszeit lassen das Bild einer Epoche im Wandel entstehen und eines Kaisers, dessen Scheitern weltgeschichtliche Bedeutung hatte. 24 x 30 cm, 150 S., 150 meist farb. Abb., geb. Codice libro della libreria 009376 - Language : German text

Hoping to find his missing childhood friend, Constantine joins the Roman army. What he finds instead is success in battle that propels him to emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Constantine soon discovers it has been his rival, Emperor Maxentius, who has imprisoned his friend within the palace walls. Having been alerted to his friend's whereabouts, Constantine quickly garners support from all corners of the empire, eventually leading to an all-out war between east and west.

INDEX: Colosseum - Square of the Colosseum - The Roman Forum - Temples of Saturn and of Concord - Basilica Aemilia - Temples of Divus Julius and of Castor and Pollux - Temple of Vesta and Arch of Augustus - House of the Vestal Virgins - Basilica of Maxentius - The Imperial Fora - Forum of Trajan - Trajan's Markets - Forum oOf Caesar - Forum of Augustus - Palatine - Domus Aurea - Circus Maximus - Theater of Marcellus - Pantheon - Mausoleum of Hadrian - Piazza Navona - Largo Argentina - Tiber Island - Basilica of Saint Peter - Sistine Chapel - Christian Rome: the Catacombs of Domitilla and of St Callistus

313 AD. At the dawn of the fourth century, the Roman empire is beset by economic problems, barbarian incursions and religious divides. After a series of tyrannical rulers, Emperor Diocletian has divided the empire into east and west. Now, with Constantine's victory over Maxentius in the west, Rome finally appears to be emerging from its turbulent past. But instead of enjoying the fruits of his victory, Emperor Constantine is in trouble. In order to consolidate his power and under the guidance of his mother Helena, he plans to harness the power of the increasingly influential Christian Church. Then a series of murders brings his loyalties into question. The emperor frequents courtesans from the Guild of Aphrodite, three of whom have been found dead - all with crosses etched on their foreheads and each cheek. In order to protect her son's future, Helena, aided by the priest Anastasius, calls upon the service of an 'agente in rebus politicis' - or spy. Claudia is the niece of a tavern-owner and is placed as a wine-server in Constantine's household. But Claudia has secret motives of her own...

St Paul's Cathedral is one of the most magnificent buildings ever constructed. With arches modelled on those in the ancient Basilica of Maxentius and a huge dome rivaling that of St Peter's, Wren's Cathedral reflects the glory of ancient and modern Rome. In structure, form and detail the design exemplifies Wren's principle of natural beauty, which he justified with reference to the history of architecture and the hidden truths of nature as cultivated by seventeenth-century science. Wren advised the architect 'to think his judges...those that are to live five centuries after him, as (well as) those of his own time', and St Paul's represents Wren's own attempt to set in stone an architecture of eternal validity.

1,700 years ago, the emperor Constantine marched on Rome to free Italy from the tyrant Maxentius and reunify the Roman Empire. The army marched from Gaul in the spring of AD 312 and fought its way across the Empire. The defining moment of the campaign was the battle of the Milvian Bridge.This highly illustrated book examines how Maxentius's poor choice of battleground ultimately doomed his army to defeat. Forced back toward the river by Constantine, the prospect of death by drowning caused panic to tear through Maxentius's army, who broke and fled for the bridge of boats. Constantine pressed his advantage and broke through the Praetorian rear guard, forcing even more fleeing troops onto the already overcrowded bridges, which foundered and plunged thousands of soldiers, including Maxentius himself, into the waters. Constantine was victorious--and his march into Rome marked the first step in the conversion of the Roman Empire into a Christian state.

A new look at the conversion of the emperor Constantine to Christianity. The conventional wisdom has it that before the final definitive battle in 312 with his rival Maxentius for the senior Augustuship of the Roman Empire, he appealed to the Christian God for victory. When it was his he became a Christian and made the labarum, with its Christian symbols the military standard of the Roman armies. Elliot argues that this "miraculous" conversion is the stuff of legend and the reality is that there are many indications that Constantine's Christianity developed earlier and along normal lines. This is more than a scholarly debate over dates. It focuses on the point that this more mature character of Constantine's Christian faith had an important shaping impact on his imperial policy toward Christianity. It gave greater nuance and depth not merely to his Edict of Milan in 313 but also to the way that he approached Christian legal status, Christian structures and worship and even the great issues raised and dealt with by his convocation of the first Council of Nicaea in 325. It is an interpretation that will help to shape future discussions of the Emperor Constantine and his reign.

1,700 years ago, the emperor Constantine marched on Rome to free Italy from the tyrant Maxentius and reunify the Roman Empire. The army marched from Gaul in the spring of AD 312 and fought its way across the Empire. The defining moment of the campaign was the battle of the Milvian Bridge.This highly illustrated book examines how Maxentius's poor choice of battleground ultimately doomed his army to defeat. Forced back toward the river by Constantine, the prospect of death by drowning caused panic to tear through Maxentius's army, who broke and fled for the bridge of boats. Constantine pressed his advantage and broke through the Praetorian rear guard, forcing even more fleeing troops onto the already overcrowded bridges, which foundered and plunged thousands of soldiers, including Maxentius himself, into the waters. Constantine was victorious--and his march into Rome marked the first step in the conversion of the Roman Empire into a Christian state.