@inbook{8ab9e89c163c41568f558aae605373ef,
title = "From Petrus to Pontifex Maximus",
abstract = "This paper examines the process by which leadership of the Christian community in Rome proceeded from claims of apostolic authority to the ultimate tenure of the position of {\textquoteleft}pontifex maximus{\textquoteright} by the bishops of the city. It explores the development over time of the concept of episcopal succession and the way which the idea of a community of bishops was overtaken by the advent of Constantine. The translation of patterns of imperial power into Christian Rome is specifically evident in the encroachment of episcopal authority upon the ancient office of pontifex. The fate of the title of pontifex maximus is to be seen in this general context and the contextualization prompts the revisiting of a famous late antique confrontation between a Christian emperor and the last pagans of Rome.",
author = "Curran, {John R.}",
year = "2020",
month = mar,
day = "26",
doi = "10.1163/9789004425682_004",
language = "English",
isbn = "9789004425675",
series = "Euhormos: Greco-Roman Studies in Anchoring Innovation",
publisher = "Brill",
pages = "43--57",
editor = "Roald Djikstra",
booktitle = "The Early Reception and Appropriation of the Apostle Peter. The Anchors of the Fisherman (60-800 CE)",
address = "Netherlands",
}