Usurpation was very frequent in the Late Empire, as depicted by the historical sources. Continue reading “The legal role of the Roman Emperor in political crises”
The legal role of the Roman Emperor in political crises
The foundation of Constantinople
Constantine, whose victory over his rivals had been secured by his talents as an administrator and a diplomatist no less than by his military skill, was one of those men whose hard practical ability has stamped upon the history of the world a much deeper impress than has been left by many conquerors and legislators of infinitely greater genius. He was a man of that self-contained, self-reliant, unsympathetic type of mind which we recognize in his great predecessor Augustus. Continue reading “The foundation of Constantinople”
The Roman Amphitheater of El Djem, Tunisia
This post is mostly a photographic presentation of monuments from El Djem, Tunisia. Continue reading “The Roman Amphitheater of El Djem, Tunisia”
Monuments from Jerash, Jordan
This post is mostly a photographic presentation of monuments from Jerash, Jordan. Continue reading “Monuments from Jerash, Jordan”
Monuments from Dougga, Tunisia
This post is mostly a photographic presentation of monuments from Dougga, Tunisia. Continue reading “Monuments from Dougga, Tunisia”
Ethnic identities and women’s position in Graeco-Roman Egypt
Egypt under Greek and Roman rule (from c. 332 BC) was a diverse place, its population including Egyptians, Greeks, Jews, Romans, Nubians, Arabs, and others. In this post we attempt a short presentation on how Graeco-Roman Egypt functioned as a diverse multiethnic, multilingual society and of the legal and political frameworks within which this diversity was organised and negotiated. Continue reading “Ethnic identities and women’s position in Graeco-Roman Egypt”
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