Rome's Age of Revolution

Augustus, Empire and the Making of Christianity

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<p><b>How did Christianity grow into an international faith that shaped the world as we know it?</b><br><br><b>'Remarkable ... A joy to read' </b>JOSEPHINE QUINN, author of <i>How the World Made the West</i><br><br><b>'Dazzling ... Will change how you see Rome, and Christianity, for ever'</b> CATHERINE NIXEY, author of <i>Heresy</i><br><br><b>'One of the most important books on ancient history in many years' </b>HARRY SIDEBOTTOM, author of <i>Warrior of Rome</i><br><br><i>Rome's Age of Revolution </i>corrects the triumphalist narrative that the Christian message was so persuasive, and indeed superior, that people converted in huge numbers, abandoning their pagan beliefs, thereby turning a small, persecuted sect into the state religion of the Roman Empire.<br><br>Tim Whitmarsh shows that Christianity would never have succeeded if it had not taken advantage of the infrastructure and culture of the Roman Empire; in turn the new religion was indelibly shaped and transformed by Roman beliefs and ideas, especially those circulating in the Greek-speaking, or Hellenistic, eastern parts of the empire. This radical transformation, Tim argues, can only be described as a revolution. And the consequences are with us to this day.<br><br><b>'Riveting - incisive and stylishly written' </b>EDITH HALL, author of <i>Aristotle's Way</i><br><br><b>'Fascinating and powerful throughout' </b>ANDREW PETTEGREE, author of <i>The Book at War</i><br><br><b>'Refreshingly innovative ... Remarkable'</b> CANDIDA MOSS, author of <i>God's Ghost-writers</i><br><br><b>'History writing at its very best'</b> BRUCE GORDON, author of<i> The Bible</i></p>

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781847925350

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

231 x 151 x 28 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2026

Verlag / Hersteller

Random House UK Ltd