
Constantine and the Conversion of Europe
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Narrated by:
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Charlton Griffin
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By:
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Arnold Jones
By the time of Constantine, they had spread everywhere within the empire. But one of these religions, Christianity, was chosen by the young emperor. His decision changed the course of history. By putting the bureaucratic weight of the empire behind the Christian church, Constantine brought the new religion into prominence. He gave it the breathing spell it needed to vanquish its rivals and establish its political dominance. But hardly had Constantine's proclamation been made before the new religion began to tear itself apart in a series of recriminations and heresies.
Listen and learn how Constantine guided this new force and placed his personal imprimatur on Christianity for all time.
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A Wonderful Insight to the Life of Constantine
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Informational but biased
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Regarding the reader, Charlton Griffin has the best reading voice for this kind of material and it's a pleasure to listen to. Direct quotations and speeches are produced with a reverb on his voice to set such quotations aside from the author's own writing. Listeners may or may not like it.
I HIGHLY RECOMMEND A History of Rome, read by Charlton Griffin, also available on Audible.
A Lot of Potentially Boring Detail
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Every Student Of History & The Church Should Read This Excellent Book
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Constantine, and the actions that he took had huge impacts that can be felt to this day. His decision to make Constantinople a Capitol for the Eastern Provinces I believe created a divide in Europe that can still be seen. Western Europe and the religion that evolved there is to this day very different from the Orthodox Christianity that exists in Easter Europe. And the fact that the Roman Empire, and later Europe became the bastion of Christianity was certainly impacted by the actions of Constantine. The book points out many flaws and strengths that he seemed to have, certainly he was no Saint but he was markedly different from previous Emperors.
Charlton Griffin is one of the premier narrators for audio books and does an outstanding job in this one. I would recommend this book if you enjoy Roman History, it is however very slow in some parts, particularly those focused on the various infighting among the sects.
Interesting, but a little misleading
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Not perfect
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Where does Constantine and the Conversion of Europe rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
Probably one of the finest ever downloaded.What did you like best about this story?
The history of this period basically set the stage for the entire rise of Christianity and the western world. The insights I gained gave me a better foundation for understanding the world then and now. The narrator was superb.Have you listened to any of Charlton Griffin’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
No, but I will now - I would download an Audible.com book just for his narration.Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
No extreme reaction - but the 4th century Christians were damn lucky Constantine was around.Any additional comments?
I almost believed that Griffin's narration were the words of the emperor speaking them.Absolutely Spellbounding
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Great Book
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What didn’t you like about Charlton Griffin’s performance?
This narrator has an pompous English accent, which is a constant annoyance. In addition, for some reason, an echo effect is applied to quotations, which sounds ridiculous.Apart from that, I'm not sure if the book is poorly written, or if it is all the narrator's fault.
Either poorly written or poorly read
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