{"podcast":{"title":"The Pax Romana Podcast","slug":"the-pax-romana-podcast-6582386","podcast_index_feed_id":6582386,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/e76256a0/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://paxromanapodcast.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/38719816/38719816-1729179050701-aec544dacce82.jpg","author":"Professor Colin Elliott","episode_count":115,"summary":"The assassination of Julius Caesar 2,000 years ago unleashed a wild era of Roman emperors, dark conspiracies, intense battles, economic booms and busts and profound religious shifts. Was this truly the Roman Empire's golden age? On the weekly Pax Romana Podcast, Historian Colin Elliott brings gripping stories from Roman history to life. Dive into history starting in episode 1 , or pick your poison from our catalogue: the birth of the empire in the Age of Augustus, Nero's Great Fire, the rise of Christianity, the wisdom and wars of Marcus Aurelius or the military chaos of the third century AD.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-pax-romana-podcast-6582386"},"episode":{"title":"Constantine's Conversion to Christianity - The Pax Romana Podcast 84","slug":"constantine-s-conversion-to-christianity-the-pax-romana-podcast-84","published_at":"2025-07-02T05:54:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-pax-romana-podcast-6582386/constantine-s-conversion-to-christianity-the-pax-romana-podcast-84","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-pax-romana-podcast-6582386","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/paxromanapodcast/episodes/Constantines-Conversion-to-Christianity---The-Pax-Romana-Podcast-84-e34vs3m","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/e76256a0/podcast/play/104902198/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-6-1%2F35c2f81c-f0ba-2218-38a4-21c9fe12021f.mp3","summary":"Was Constantine's conversion to Christianity genuine? How did it reshape Roman politics and culture? Evidence from Lactantius and Eusebius suggests a sincere conversion, with a divine vision sparking his faith, though political pragmatism shaped its expression. His actions, like the Edict of Milan and church-building, wove Christianity into Roman identity, transforming the empire. Constantine’s legacy established Christianity as Rome’s cornerstone, hinting at a complex blend of faith and strategy that redefined Western history. Donate: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/WZTWCMWCJJYFC ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ProfCPE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Buy Professor Elliott's newest book: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Pox Romana: The Plague that Shook the Roman World ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .","meta_description":"Was Constantine's conversion to Christianity genuine? How did it reshape Roman politics and culture? Evidence from Lactantius and Eusebius suggests a sinc…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1410,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-pax-romana-podcast-6582386/episodes/constantine-s-conversion-to-christianity-the-pax-romana-podcast-84/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-pax-romana-podcast-6582386/constantine-s-conversion-to-christianity-the-pax-romana-podcast-84.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}