Religion and Authority in Roman Carthage from Augustus to Constantine.

Journal of Church and State | January 1, 1997| | Copyright

By J.B. Rives. New York: Oxford University Press, 1995. 334 pp. $55.00.

The period from Augustus to Constantine is without a doubt one of the most important eras in religious history, but efforts to trace the emergence of Christianity during these years often result in the superficial treatment of Roman cult. J.B. Rives seeks to redress this imbalance through this detailed examination of the religious life of Roman Carthage in the first three centuries CE. He begins with a study of public religion in Carthage, the sacra publica, the public cults that were shaped by ...

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