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grbs-14999	Angelov, Alexander	Bishop over “Those Outside”: Imperial Diplomacy and the Boundaries of Constantine’s Christianity	2014	19	.pdf	application/pdf	6852	261	53	Like Constantine’s own coming to power, the Persian shah’s rise to the throne was questionable since he put aside his elder brother Hormisdas, who likely remained alive only because he managed to escape from prison.21 Constantine knew that both political regimes had to find ways to legitimize themselves, so his rhetoric could serve as a personal justification of his coming to power and as a diplomatic validation of Shapur’s own standing at the same time. Angelov ————— Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies 54 (2014) 274–292 2014 Alexander Angelov Bishop over “Those Outside”: Imperial Diplomacy and the Boundaries of Constantine’s Christianity Alexander Angelov ROUND THE TIME of the Council of Nicaea in 325, the emperor Constantine invited several close friends and bishops to dinner.	cache/grbs-14999.pdf	txt/grbs-14999.txt