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Constantine the Great: Warlord of Rome

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Constantine the Great - Warlord of Rome by Elizabeth James describes sweeping political changes, fierce battles for control of the empire, deep religious schisms. There's no doubting his place in history. Of the countless millions of human beings that have lived since our species wondered if there was a better place to live than Africa, maybe only a handful have ever been called 'The Great'. It's possible today to see his colossus, a broken statue of immense proportion casting him in the guise of the great god Jupiter, something I find an amusing anomaly considering his association with the rise of Christianity. There really ought to be a Hollywood epic about this man, but of course such a motion picture would tell its own story and not do him justice...

 

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