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历史:康斯坦丁和托尼·拉鲁萨-History: Constantine and Tony La Russa

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历史:康斯坦丁和托尼·拉鲁萨-History: Constantine and Tony La Russa


Introduction

Traditionally it is said that every individual is a unique personality that cannot have its double but in the same time it an undeniable fact that some features of character are common for many people as well as their interests may also coincide and it is due to this human race is so solid and really unified.
In fact it is hardly possible to deny tat the greatest people in history are to a certain extent alike. Naturally they had some difference, even very significant once but still they had a lot of in common what made them really great. To support this viewpoint it would be enough to have a look at the personality of two outstanding people: Constantine I and Tony La Russa. On the one hand they are not simply people from different epochs and continents but they worked in different fields but still they are to a certain extent similar in their methods of work despite all the differences that exist between them.

Constantine I and his impact on Europe
Before starting to speak about the emperor Constantine I it is necessary to dwell upon the sources where the information about this person may be taken from.
At this respect, primary sources are of a paramount importance, particularly those which are written by his contemporaries or were created by himself. It seems to be obvious that they are very significant for any serious analysis because they convey the entity of the epoch Constantine I lived in and it naturally helps understand to what extent he influenced the future development of Europe and in the same time the life and work of Tony La Russa is described by his contemporaries only since he still leads an active life.
Moreover, basically primary sources permit to realize how innovative was the policy of the emperor and what effect his innovations had at those time. Consequently, it will contribute to the understanding of the effect of his life and work for the future history of the whole continent.
Actually, primary sources add that objectiveness for a researcher’s perception that may be lost while studying some secondary sources where the opinions of other authors and the degree of retrospection is much higher. What is meant here is the fact that in secondary sources authors extrapolate the deeds and events of the Constantine’s epoch to the future events and history. And vice versa they take into considerations the future events that took place after the death of Constantine I and the end of his epoch and transmit them to the period of life and work of the emperor. In such a way, a researcher deals with a bit changed information and cannot fully make his or her own judgment about the personality of Constantine I and his contribution to the history of Medieval Europe.
Speaking about primary sources that refer to Constantine I his life and work as well as to his epoch than it may be said that they are not very numerous but relatively sufficient compared to personality of some other emperors or historical figures. However, the specific of history as a science is that there is never enough information and there is always something hidden from historians that a researcher should guess about, presuppose and build his own theories lacking the necessary quantity of information and at this respect simple logic may be at help.
But, returning to the primary sources concerning Constantine I and his epoch, there could be named several among which the most important seem to be the works of those who lived at the same historical period as Constantine I did. Namely, they are Lactantius and Eusebius, who were historians contemporary of Constantine’s reign. As for their works there may be named several of them. For instance, Lactantius is famous for his work “The Death of Persecutors”, whereas Eusebius wrote two major work about the emperor Constantine I, they are “In Praise of Constantine” and “Church History”. Also the works of Socrates and Sozomen, which have the same title “Church