Power and persuasion in late antiquity : towards a Christian empire /

Brown, Peter, 1935-

Power and persuasion in late antiquity : towards a Christian empire / Peter Brown. - Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press, c1992. - x, 182 p. ; 24 cm. - The Curti lectures ; 1988 .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Traces the growing power of early Christian bishops as they wrested influence from the philosophers who had traditionally advised the rulers of Graeco-Roman society, transforming the Roman empire from an ancient to a medieval society.

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Power (Social sciences)--Rome
Upper class--Rome
Christianity
European history


Rome--Politics and government--284-476.
Rome--Social conditions.