In Hoc Signo Vinces
The Original Context of the Vision of Constantine
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12033258 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard Price (0000-0002-3190-4710, Heythrop College, University of London, corresponding author), Richard M Price |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Pages | 1-10 |
| Publication date | 2005-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies in Church History (BOOK_SERIES) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0424-2084 • E-ISSN: 2059-0644 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0424208400000073 |
| OpenAlex | W2317425221 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
Of all the signs and wonders, real or imaginary, in the history of Christianity one of the most celebrated is the ‘Vision of Constantine’ – a vision or dream in which Constantine, meditating an attack on his rival Maxentius in AD 312, was instructed to entrust his fortunes to the Christian God and the sign of the cross, the experience which, supposedly, converted the emperor to the Christian faith
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Christianity · Context (archaeology · Dream · Emperor · Faith · Psychoanalysis · Psychotherapist · Shadow (psychology · Sign (mathematics · Theology · Byzantine Studies and History · Classical Antiquity Studies · Historical and Religious Studies of Rome · History · Mathematics · Philosophy · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.13 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2011 - 2024 (14) |
| Highly cited | No |