Constantine and Christendom : The Orations of the Saints; The Greek and Latin Accounts of the Discovery of the Cross; The Donation of Constantine to Pope Silvester

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This volume makes available three works attributed to Constantine 6 two of which were certainly not written by him 6 which are important sources for historians of the papacy, Christianity and Constantine himself. The Oration to the Saints is an intellectual defense of Christianity, which puts the case for monotheism, extols the incarnation and voluntary abasement of the Son of God, and finally declares Constantine2s personal adherence to the Savior. The legend of the discovery of the True Cross by the empress Helena, mother of Constantine, following her conversion to Christianity is presented in translations of two variant accounts. The third text, the Edict of Constantine, presents Constantine2s supposed edict to Pope Silvester transferring lands to the papacy. An introduction considers the authorship, motivation and historical context for each of the works, and extensive annotation elucidates textual difficulties and allusions.

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The Translated Texts for Historians series has rendered great service to scholarship in enabling students of ancient and medieval history to broaden their studies by reading important sources in English. The publication of these valuable texts relating to Constantine is to be welcomed unreservedly. The editor has produced three admirable annotated translations which should stimulate those who read them to explore further the possibilities of advanced research.

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Acknowledgements
Introduction
Constantine: The Oration to the Saints	p. 1
The Coming of the Holy Cross (Latin version)	p. 63
Story of the Discovery of the Honourable and Life-giving Cross (Greek version)	p. 81
The Edict of Constantine to Pope Silvester	p. 92
Bibliography	p. 117
The Mediterranean World in the Age of Constantine	p. 134
Byzantine Jerusalem	p. 135
Mediaeval Rome	p. 136
Index to the Oration to the Saints	p. 137
Index to texts on the Discovery of the Cross	p. 140
Index to the Edict of Constantine	p. 142
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