Cristianismo, guerra y ejército en el Imperio Romano

This article discusses the influence the new Christian religion that arose in the first century held in its beginnings over the army of the greatest military and political power of those years: the Roman Empire. Throughout its various chapters, the work introduces us briefly to the Roman armed force...

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Main Author: Rodríguez González, Julio (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:Spanish
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Published: 2011
In: Revista española de derecho canónico
Year: 2011, Volume: 68, Issue: 171, Pages: 725-781
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Roman Empire / State / Church
IxTheo Classification:SA Church law; state-church law
SB Catholic Church law
Further subjects:B Church history studies
B Literature
B Vatican Palace
B War
B Christianity
B Military
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Summary:This article discusses the influence the new Christian religion that arose in the first century held in its beginnings over the army of the greatest military and political power of those years: the Roman Empire. Throughout its various chapters, the work introduces us briefly to the Roman armed forces, then continues with the relationship between the army and the tradicional Roman religion before Christianity. A later section is dedicated to references to the Roman army in the New Testament. The two main chapters discuss Christians, the war and the army before and after AD 313, the key date in which the Christian religion became realised through the Edict of Milan. All of this of course without forgetting a section dedicated to the sources of all above mentioned, whose most significant texts pepper the article where necessary, in the work itsself as well as in footnotes. Finally, as is expected, a conclusion and bibliography about the theme
ISSN:0034-9372
Contains:In: Revista española de derecho canónico