Constantin de la Tétrarchie à la Grandeur

In an essential and richly illustrated work, Claire Sotinel examines not so much the causes of the fall of the empire but rather its transformations between 212 and the end of the 5th century, from Caracalla to Theodoric. It is this long period that encompasses the reign of Constantine the Great. In what context did he come to power? What role did the tetrarchy play in this rise? What was the nature of the political, military, and economic instability of the time? How did Constantine assert himself? What role did the Battle of the Milvian Bridge play? Finally, what importance should be given to his famous conversion and then to his religious policy? Finally, what type of government would he exercise? Historian Claire Sotinel responds to Christophe Dickès. Our professor: Claire Sotinel is a professor of Roman history at the University of Paris Est Créteil and directs the Center for Research in Comparative European History. A specialist in Late Antiquity, she is particularly interested in the impact of religious changes on societies in the Western Mediterranean between the 3rd and 6th centuries. She has just published Rome the End of an Empire From Caracalla to Theodoric (212-end of the 5th century) with Belin in the Ancient Worlds Collection by Joël Cornette.