The Roman triumph's resurgence is documented from the Tetrarchy through the end of the Macedonian dynasty in Byzantium and to Charlemagne's successors in the early medieval West.

Olster explores Byzantine Christian reactions to the catastrophic Persian and Arab invasions, challenging long-held assumptions that divided "religious" from "secular" literature and exempted religion from contemporary social, political, and intellectual discourse.

“The Christian life is a victorious life, and anything less is a cheap imitation of the real thing,” Ron Dunn says. Don’t be resigned to mediocrity! Open this book and respond to Ron’s fresh and friendly invitation to a full and exciting Christian life.