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The work presents the first Slovak translation of the work On the Deaths of Persecutors by the important Christian apologist Lactantius. His work is an extremely important source for the period of the turn of the 3rd and the 4th century... more
Nel 1887 veniva alla luce l’unica necropoli romana nota di Cles (Trento). Lo studioso Luigi de Campi fornisce un resoconto dettagliato della scoperta, grazie al quale è possibile oggi proporre nuove riflessioni intorno alla localizzazione... more
A Croatian translation with short notes of the Origo Constantini imperatoris, Anonymus Valesianus pars prior.
At the turn of the fourth century, four soldiers ruled the Roman Empire: Diocletian, Maximian, Constantius and Galerius. This Tetrarchy, as modern scholars call it, was the brainchild of Diocletian, and under this emperor's leadership,... more
Resumen En el presente trabajo se observará un gran debate de diferentes historiadores sobre el Imperio Romano de Occidente, en el mismo emergerán el pensamiento antiguo y profano, la irrupción del cristianismo y el impacto que produjo al... more
In our days we tend to think of conspiracy theories as a predominantly modern concept, which expanded widely during the Cold War and we often underestimate their influence in the public Logos, classifying them as pseudo-history and... more
Au printemps 310 , l’empereur Constantin, visitant en Gaule un temple anonyme, y aurait vu Apollon, accompagné de la Victoire, apparaître devant lui . En 1926, Camille Jullian proposa de localiser à Grand le sanctuaire visité par... more
Folgende Arbeit beschäftigt sich mit der Zeit von der Entstehung bis zur Auflösung der Römischen Tetrarchie. Der Kern der Arbeit wird also auf die Jahre zwischen 284, als Diokletian auf den Thron gelang, und 324, als das durch Diokletian... more
This volume explores one of the most complex, multifaceted and momentous of all western cultural transformations: the refashioning of the Roman principate under Constantine in the early fourth century AD. It does so through the... more
DE LA CRISIS A LA RESTAURACIÓN DEL ORDEN: EMPERADORES ILIRIOS, LA TETRARQUÍA Y CONSTANTINO (268-324). Conferencia dentro del congreso "Edicto de Milán: 1700 años de libertad religiosa para los cristianos (313-2013). Universidad Católica... more
The Codex Gregorianus and Codex Hermogenianus were collections of imperial rescripts compiled in the reign of Diocletian.Keywords:Late Antiquity;legal history;Roman historyLate Antiquity;legal history;Roman history
O presente estudo se propõe a comparar os panegíricos dedicados à Maximiano (289 e 291) e Constâncio Cloro (297), bem como o contexto em que estas últimas são produzidas. Procura apontar ainda, as bases do reconhecimento e legitimidade... more
ÖZ AUGUSTUS (MÖ 27 – MS 14) VE DIOCLETIANUS (MS 284 – 305) DÖNEMLERI IDARI, EKONOMIK VE SOSYAL REFORMLARININ INCELENMESI VE IKI DÖNEMIN KARSILASTIRMASI R. HAKAN ARSLANBABA Roma Imparatorluğu'nun Cumhuriyet, Principatus ya da... more
PhD dissertation on the buildings and representation of emperor Maxentius (306-312 A.D.) in the city of Rome. The book analyzes all available evidence, especially coins and architecture, and arrives at new conclusions regarding the image... more
The rule of Constantine I. (306–337 AD) marks a pivotal moment in the history of the Roman empire. On the threshold between Principate and Late Antiquity, the Roman monarchy experienced a profound social, political, religious, and... more
Elaborato redatto a seguito dell'esposizione seminariale "La piazza di San Marco a Venezia" (Storia dell'Arte del Veneto Medievale Sp. - Università Ca' Foscari di Venezia, aprile 2015).
This paper deals with the virtue of pietas attributed to Constantine by the author of Pan.Lat. VII(6). It adresses an issue related to the so-called 'pagan vision' of Constantine in a gallic temple of Apollo in AD 310.
The article proposes revised readings for Greek and Latin inscriptions from Cabyle. Two Hellenistic fragments are shown to belong to the same honorary decree. Two alleged mentions of Celts in Hellenistic fragments are proved to be... more
The Gregorian and Hermogenian Codes do not survive and so have to be imagined from their remains recycled into other late antique legal works, in particular the Justinian Code. Additional illumination may also be provided if the recent... more
Σε αυτήν την μονογραφία ο Δ. Χριστοδούλου παρακολουθεί την εμφάνιση και εξαφάνιση των μορφών των διαφόρων αρχαίων θεών στην νομισματοκοπία της Τετραρχίας (284-324) και του Μεγάλου Κωνσταντίνου (306-337). Η έρευνα εστιάζει στους... more
in K. Galinsky and K. Lapatin (eds.), Cultural Memories in the Roman Empire (Los Angeles: Getty, 2016), 240-62.
Rezension zu Gerda von Bülow und Sofija Petković (Hg.), Gamzigrad-Studien 1, Römisch-Germanische Forschungen 75 (Wiesbaden 2020)
The paper deals with the city of Rome as an imperial residence under emperor Maxentius (306-312 AD). While Maxentius is often seen as a "traditional" emperor, and his representation as an antithesis to the representation of the tetrarchic... more
This article reflects on some of the problems inherent in the study of imperial (self)presentation. It argues that Roman emperors had to bridge the gap between the reality of emperorship and its perception by different layers of society.... more
Preview. For the full paper https://elibrary.steiner-verlag.de/article/10.25162/historia-2021-0006 If you have problems with the platform, please contact me (aitorbp@usal.es) The political communities of western Asia Minor produced... more
Contested Monarchy reappraises the wide-ranging and lasting transformation of the Roman monarchy between the Principate and Late Antiquity. The book takes as its focus the century from Diocletian to Theodosius I (284–395), a period during... more
This paper deals with the Rome of the 4th century A.D., beginning with a coin bearing the image of Maxentius that depicts the emperor interacting with a personification of the Goddess Roma in her temple. It examines imperial strategies... more
Attribution to the mint of Carthage of a bronze medaillon in the name of Maximian.
One of the most spectacular literary sources for the reign of Constantine the Great has been largely been neglected by modern historical research: During the years 317-326 AD, the Roman senator Publilius Optatianus Porfyrius composed a... more
In the imperial succession of 305, the persecuting emperors Diocletian and Maximian abdicated, and the sons of the reigning emperors were prevented from succeeding to imperial power. The Christian author Lactantius describes this event in... more
Cet article a été publié dans les Actes du colloque international Constantin et la Gaule, qui s’est tenu à Grand et à Domrémy, les 6 et 7 octobre 2010 à l’occasion du 1700e anniversaire de la « vision païenne » de Constantin. Il... more
The Luxor temple was one of the most important temples in Egypt well into the Roman period. Between the end of the 3rd and the beginning of the 4th century AD, the temple underwent significant architectural and decorative alterations: the... more