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Question: After reading chapters Preface (Chapters I, II, V, and XII), Eusebius' account of Constantius Chlorus (chapters XIII, XV, XVII, and XVIII), and Eusebius' account of Constantine's conversion and war against Maxentius (chapters XIX, XX, XXIV, XXVI - XXX, XXXII, XXXIII, and XXXVI - XXXVIII) of Eusebius' "Life of Constantine",
How does Eusebius present Constantine and his actions? What parallels does he draw between the life of the emperor and the lives of earlier figures?
Drawing on your textbook and lesson readings, in what ways does Eusebius actively distort or misrepresent historical events and individuals in his biography? What purpose do these distortions serve for his overall narrative?
What would you say is Eusebius' "thesis statement" for his "Life of Constantine"?