Sons of Constantine, AD 337-361

Nicholas J. Baker-Brian is Reader in Ancient Religions in Ancient Religions at Cardiff University, UK.Shaun Tougher is Professor of Late Roman and Byzantine History at Cardiff University, UK. He is one of the series editors of New Approaches to Byzantine History and Culture, and has a handbook forthcoming with us on Byzantium and Gender.

“Baker-Brian and Tougher’s volume is welcome. … the inclusion of a number of understudied aspects of this rich and interesting period makes a valuable contribution to the state of scholarship. In particular, the volume provides a springboard for future studies of the overlooked figures of Constantine II and Constans. The collection is a service to Constantinian studies, and opens many doors and avenues for the future study of the undervalued sons of Constantine.” (Nicola Ernst, The Classical Review, Vol. 72 (1), 2022)

• 1. Introduction: In the Shadows of Constantine and Julian: The Sons of Constantine, AD 337-361- Nicholas J. Baker-Brian and Shaun Tougher.- Part I. Creating a Dynasty.- 2. From the Tetrarchy to the Constantinian Dynasty: A Narrative Introduction- John Vanderspoel.- 3. Constantine II and his Brothers: The Civil War of AD 340- William Lewis.- Part II. Representations of Authority.- 4. Innovation and Orthodoxy in the Portraiture of Constantine and his Sons- Eric Varner.- 5. The Ideology of Imperial Unity in Themistius (Or. 1) and Libanius (Or. 59)- Christine Greenlee.- 6. The Memory of Mursa: Usurpation, Civil War, and Contested Legitimacy under the Sons of Constantine- Mark Humphries.- 7. Eusebia and Eusebius: The Roles and Significance of Constantinian Imperial Women and Court Eunuchs- Shaun Tougher.- Part III. Administration and Governance.- 8. The Dynamics of Imperial Government: Collegiality andRegionalism- Caillan Davenport.- 9. Governing the Empire: The Effects of the Diocletianic and Constantinian Provincial Reforms under the Sons of Constantine- Danielle Slootjes.- 10. Imperial Cities under the Sons of Constantine- Meaghan McEvoy.- 11. A Father’s Legacy: Foreign Affairs under the Sons of Constantine- Michael Kulikowski.- 12. Economy and Society in the Age of the Sons of Constantine- Peter Sarris.- Part IV. Religion and Culture.- 13. “I have taken pains to get copies of them”: Epistolary Relations between the Sons of Constantine and the Christian Church- Nicholas J. Baker-Brian.- 14. Pagans and Paganism in the Age of the Sons of Constantine- Jan Stenger.