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Books I-XIII of Ammianus Marcellinus' Res Gestae, which covered the years from 96 to 353, are missing from our manuscripts and generally believed to be wholly lost, except for a few references that Ammianus himself makes to them in his... more
In successive studies of unmarked nummi, Pierre Bastien clearly identiied a group of unmarked nummi of Lyonnese style. Those are often attributed to a Moneta comitatensis working during the reconquest of Britannia in AD 296. However,... more
Un rescripto de los Emperadores Diocleciano y Maximiano dado en Nicomedia en el año 294, recogido en Código 8.42.23, refleja una posible práctica habitual en la época postclásica, consistente en documentar por escrito una delegatio que... more
Palabras clave: emperador Probo, Historia Augusta, Antigüedad Tardía, ejército romano, siglo III. Resumen: Este trabajo tratará sobre un fragmento de la biografía del emperador Probo en la Historia Augusta, en el que se refiere al... more
El artículo analiza el desarrollo de la figura del Prefecto del Pretorio, que desde sus comienzos fue una de las más importantes dentro de las instituciones de estado romanas, pero que con la llegada de los cambios políticos después de la... more
«Sa storia sarda e’ pagu cosa». La presunta estraneità della Sardegna alla ‘Storia’ (soprattutto a quella con la “s” maiuscola) è un pregiudizio che, ancora ai giorni nostri, permea l’opinione comune. Una terra immobile, perennemente... more
This article explores Eusebius of Caesarea’s narrative strategies in depicting Jewish history within his own Ecclesiastical History against the background of the intellectual and political environment at the time of its composition: it... more
Desde el asesinato del joven Gordiano III hasta el advenimiento final de Diocleciano, una larga y turbulenta secuencia de gobernantes caídos, pretendientes asesinados, dinastías fallidas e incluso imperios paralelos secesionados anegó los... more
The Adam Brothers’ Adelphi development, begun in 1768, was the most ambitious and controversial building project Georgian London had ever seen. Its site, just south of the Strand, one of London’s main thoroughfares, sloped steeply down to... more
En este trabajo pretendemos ofrecer una visión clara y concisa de algunos de los aspectos fundamentales del ejército romano surgido a partir de la “Crisis del siglo III”, un periodo traumático y lleno de transformaciones que alteraron las... more
The present paper outlines the reasons why the Conference focused on Anatolia in the time frame spanning from Marcus Aurelius to Diocletian. This was a crucial period for the establishment of the apostolic legacy and the development of... more
What role did Damascus play in the system of eastern defences of the Roman Province of Syria?
"Kontinuität und Wandel des Senatorenstandes im Zeitalter der Soldatenkaiser" observes the composition, function and general importance of the ordo senatorius during 235-284 C.E. when the Roman Empire was affected by a series of radical... more
Editio princeps of a fragment of Diocletian's Edict on Maximum Prices from Phrygia, Turkey, published from photographs and squeezes of Michael Ballance.
According to the report of Eusebius a text called the Acts of Pilate was forged as a part of the anti-Christian propaganda war under the reign of Maximinus Daia. The text was intended to be taught in schools. These pagan acts were in... more
Co-organized with Stephane Benoist and Pierre Jaillette. Speakers : Stephane Benoist (Université de Lille 3 - SHS), Simon Corcoran (University College London), Benet Salway (University College London), Pierre Jaillette (Université de... more
The presentation examines the residential capitals (sedes imperii) of tetrarchic rulers between 284 and 324 AD. It includes Mediolanum (Milan), Augusta Treverorum (Trier), Nicomedia (Izmit) and Thessalonica, as well as lesser known... more
Originally submitted for the Papyrology option of the Greek/Roman History MPhil at Oxford. Under the consuls our lords Imperatores Diocletianus for the 8th time and Maximianus for the 7th time, Augusti. Aurelius Heras son of Paapis, his... more
A broad overview and summary of the late-second, through third-century Roman Empire, with emphasis on the reign of Aurelian. This paper seeks to analyze the overall impact of Aurelian's reign, from the social, economic, and military... more
la gran vil·la romana situada extra-murs de la ciutat d’Oxirrinc, al Nord-Oest de la mateixa, els treballs de la nostra Missió han posat al descobert tot un seguit de construccions cristianes que demostren la seva transformació en... more
Explores political developments during the reign of Constantine, 306–337. Traces the history of the Roman Empire through the third century, placing Constantine in context. Highlights the essential continuity between Constantine's reign... more
ACCESO A NÚMERO COMPLETO: https://doi.org/10.14201/shha202139 RESUMEN: Este artículo ofrece una perspectiva poco explorada sobre las funciones y evolución de un cuerpo especial perteneciente al ejército romano, los frumentarii. Asociados... more
In 2008/09 an inscription was found in Ostia, engraved on a statue base in honour of a Caesar named Maximianus. It was reused under the new portico of access to the 'Forum of the Heroic Statue'. It was dedicated by Manilius Rusticianus... more
Diocletian died between 313 and 316. He was buried, presumably, in a porphyry sarcophagus, in the mausoleum of his residence in Split. It is evident from the source that his sarcophagus was in its place in the middle of the 4th century... more
Our knowledge about the destruction of the Library of Alexandria is incomplete. It often gets attributed to the reign of Aurelian and conflicts that took place in Egypt at the time. It is a fact that the centre of Alexandria had been... more