It is a widespread use to reduce the history of the first three centuries of Christianism to the history of persecutions, until Constantine, finally, in 313 AD, decided to quickly and forcibly Christianize the empire. This is the result of a ideological prejudice on which is based a good part of modern historiography on ancient Christianism: the limited number of ancient sources referring to early Christians is considered as a proof to deny their historical existence. Indeed, the Christianization of the empire was the result of a long lasting and complex process during which the relationship between Christianism and imperial authority was rich of different aspects. Moreover, if there was certainly a Christianization of the empire, it is equally sure that Christianism was widely Romanized, as the European history of the subsequent centuries clearly demonstrates. Inspired to these general guidelines, the volume pays equal attention to the great historical events and to the day by day history of the relations between early Cristianity and Rome.
E' abitudine diffusa ridurre la storia dei primi tre secoli del Cristianesimo alla storia delle persecuzioni, finchè Costantino, alla fine, nel 313, decise di cristianizzare rapidamente e a forza l'impero. Questo è il risultato di un pregiudizio ideologico su cui è basata buona parte della storiografia moderna sul Cristianesimo antico: il numero limitato delle fonti antiche sui primi Cristiani è considerato come una prova per negare la loro esistenza storica. In realtà, la cristianizzazione dell'impero fu il risultato di un lungo e complesso processo durante il quale il rapporto tra Cristianesimo e autorità imperiale fu ricco di sfaccettature. Inoltre, se ci fu certamente alla fine una cristianizzazione dell'impero romano, è altrettanto sicuro che il Cristianesimo fu ampiamente romanizzato, come la storia europea dei secoli successivi ben dimostra. Ispirato a queste linee generali di fondo, il volume riserva uguale attenzione ai grandi eventi storici e alla storia quotidiana delle relazioni fra la Cristianità delle origini e Roma.
Barzano', A., Il Cristianesimo nell'impero romano da Tiberio a Costantino, Lindau s.r.l., Torino 2013:<<I Leoni>>, 269 [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/41876]
Il Cristianesimo nell'impero romano da Tiberio a Costantino
Barzano', Alberto
2013
Abstract
It is a widespread use to reduce the history of the first three centuries of Christianism to the history of persecutions, until Constantine, finally, in 313 AD, decided to quickly and forcibly Christianize the empire. This is the result of a ideological prejudice on which is based a good part of modern historiography on ancient Christianism: the limited number of ancient sources referring to early Christians is considered as a proof to deny their historical existence. Indeed, the Christianization of the empire was the result of a long lasting and complex process during which the relationship between Christianism and imperial authority was rich of different aspects. Moreover, if there was certainly a Christianization of the empire, it is equally sure that Christianism was widely Romanized, as the European history of the subsequent centuries clearly demonstrates. Inspired to these general guidelines, the volume pays equal attention to the great historical events and to the day by day history of the relations between early Cristianity and Rome.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.