Augustus to Constantine: The Rise and Triumph of Christianity in the Roman World

Augustus to Constantine: The Rise and Triumph of Christianity in the Roman World by Grant, Robert M.. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780664227722.

This masterful study of the early centuries of Christianity vividly brings to life the religious, political, and cultural developments through which the faith that began as a sect within Judaism became finally the religion of the Roman empire. First published in 1970, Grants classic is enhanced with a new foreward by Margaret M. Mitchell, which assesses its importance and puts the reader in touch with the advances of current research.