The Christian Shift of the Empire: Augustine and breuiatores

The advent of Constantine and his work of reforming the state in many directions are the subject of reflection by various pagan and Christian writers. Certainly, the most significant fact is the adherence to Christianity, which manifests itself clearly in the foundation of Noua Roma. This article examines the judgment of Augustine and that of some writers of the historiographical tradition of the breuiarii up to Orosius. The review shows how the judgment of the various sources produces a very subjective exposition, which obviously favors one's own point of view linked to faith and precise sociopolitical circumstances.