Ramsay Macmullen

Ramsay MacMullen (born in New York in 1928 ) is professor emeritus of history at Yale University where, from 1967 until his retirement in 1993 , he taught as of History and Classical Antiquity. His research focuses specifically on the social history of Rome and the replacement of paganism by Christianity.

MacMullen is a graduate of Phillips Exeter Academy and graduated summa cum laude from the Harvard University.

In 2001 , during its annual meeting, the American Historical Association honored him by giving him the Award for Scholarly Distinction for his lifelong dedication to research and designated as "the greatest historian of the Roman Empire now living " ^{Main works}

French Language

• The Relationship between social classes in the Roman Empire (50 BC. AD - 284 AD.) Threshold, 1986
• Paganism in the Roman Empire, PUF, 1987
• Vote to define God: three centuries of Councils (253-553), Les Belles Lettres
• The Emotions in history, ancient and modern, Les Belles Lettres
• Romanization in the Time of Augustus, Les Belles Lettres
• Christianity and paganism in the fourth to ^the eighth century, Les Belles Lettres, 1998
• The Decline of Rome and the corruption of power, Les Belles Lettres

English

• Roman Social Relations, 50 BC to AD 284 (1974)
• Paganism in the Roman Empire (1984)
• Christianizing the Roman Empire: AD 100-400 (1989)
• Soldier and Civilian in The Later Roman Empire (1963) Life Extra military legions.
• Enemies of the Roman Order: Treason, Unrest and Alienation in the Empire
• Corruption And The Decline of Rome.
• Christianity and Paganism In The Fourth to Eighth Centuries (1997) ISBN 0-3000-8077-8
• Romanization in the Time of Augustus (2000) ISBN 0-300-08254-1
• Voting About God in Early Church Councils (2006) Analysis of the ecumenical councils from 325 to 553. ISBN 0-300-11596-2
• The Second Church: Popular Christianity AD 200-400 (2009)
• Constantine (1970)
• Feelings in History, Ancient and Modern
• Ancient History: Recent Work and New Directions With Kurt A. Raaflaub, Allen M. Ward, Stanley Mayer Burstein, Carol G. Thomas
• Changes in the Roman Empire: Essays in the Ordinary
• Roman Government's Response to Crisis, AD 235-337

References

External Links

• (In) Ramsay MacMullen Yale's website
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  • (In) This article is partially or entirely from the article in English entitled " Ramsay MacMullen (see the list of authors )
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