Medieval History and Literature Anthology I

This anthology gathers some of the most profound voices from the late Roman and early Christian world, tracing the transformation of the ancient empire into a civilization shaped by faith and theology. The History selections follow the collapse and conversion of Rome through the eyes of historians, emperors, and theologians; the Literature selections explore the intellectual and spiritual imagination of the early Church, from ascetic lives to philosophical apologies. Together they reveal a civilization wrestling with the meaning of Christian life, empire, and the divine order.

Authors Dates: 

• Cassius Dio — ca. 155–235 AD

• Lactantius — ca. 250–325 AD

• Hippolytus of Rome — ca. 170–235 AD

• Constantine the Great — ca. 272–337 AD

• Nicene Creed — 325 AD

• Chalcedonian Creed — 451 AD

• Augustine of Hippo — 354–430 AD

• Tertullian — ca. 160–240 AD

• Athanasius of Alexandria — ca. 296–373 AD

• Prudentius — ca. 348–after 405 AD