a worthy warrior queen - Georgetown University
... suggest that Odaenathus was as attracted to Zenobia’s power and influence as well as her famed beauty. By Zenobia’s time, Palmyra was experiencing a serious financial setback that would help shape the course of her stratospheric trajectory as queen of the East. Earlier, in about 227, the Sassanids ...
... suggest that Odaenathus was as attracted to Zenobia’s power and influence as well as her famed beauty. By Zenobia’s time, Palmyra was experiencing a serious financial setback that would help shape the course of her stratospheric trajectory as queen of the East. Earlier, in about 227, the Sassanids ...
Space, Ritual, Event: Constantine`s Jubilee of 326 and its
... Constantine's defeat of his political rival and fellow emperor Maxentius at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge, on October 28, 312, and accession to sole emperor of the western half of the Roman Empire is now considered a watershed moment in Roman and in Western history. Looking at Constantine's triu ...
... Constantine's defeat of his political rival and fellow emperor Maxentius at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge, on October 28, 312, and accession to sole emperor of the western half of the Roman Empire is now considered a watershed moment in Roman and in Western history. Looking at Constantine's triu ...
The World of Elagabalus - Scholar Works at UT Tyler
... were two crises about how Rome would be socially organized: a cultural one from Elagabalus to Aurelian and a political one from Severus Alexander to Diocletian. The political crisis was resolved in the establishment of the Dominate, while the cultural crisis was resolved by the process associated wi ...
... were two crises about how Rome would be socially organized: a cultural one from Elagabalus to Aurelian and a political one from Severus Alexander to Diocletian. The political crisis was resolved in the establishment of the Dominate, while the cultural crisis was resolved by the process associated wi ...
CHAPTER XI Reign of Claudius—Defeat of the Goths—Victories
... every obnoxious subject. The emperor sermonized on the mischief of a lawless caprice which the soldiers could only gratify at the expense of their own blood. As their seditious elections had so frequently been followed by civil wars, which consumed the flower of the legions either in the field of b ...
... every obnoxious subject. The emperor sermonized on the mischief of a lawless caprice which the soldiers could only gratify at the expense of their own blood. As their seditious elections had so frequently been followed by civil wars, which consumed the flower of the legions either in the field of b ...
Restoring the Peace: The Edict of Milan and the
... One of those correspondences is the so-called Edict of Milan. From the perspective of Christians, such as Eusebius, this declaration constituted the triumph of Christianity over paganism.1 But within the larger imperial discourse the Edict betrays something else. John Curran, in his analysis of the ...
... One of those correspondences is the so-called Edict of Milan. From the perspective of Christians, such as Eusebius, this declaration constituted the triumph of Christianity over paganism.1 But within the larger imperial discourse the Edict betrays something else. John Curran, in his analysis of the ...
A Journey in Pictures through the Mystery Religions
... Another highly successful cult was that of the Persian god Mithras. Mithras was the bringer of light. His festival was celebrated on the day of the winter solstice, as his birth had brought light into the world. His greatest deed was to slay the mystic bull, the source of all fertility. In sacrifice ...
... Another highly successful cult was that of the Persian god Mithras. Mithras was the bringer of light. His festival was celebrated on the day of the winter solstice, as his birth had brought light into the world. His greatest deed was to slay the mystic bull, the source of all fertility. In sacrifice ...
Constantine: Christian emperor
... Rome’s elite senators remained devoted pagans. Indeed, the city was one of the last places to give up a number of pagan festivals (such as the Lupercalia). These continued to be celebrated until the end of the fifth century AD (nearly 200 years after Constantine’s conversion). Some have even suggest ...
... Rome’s elite senators remained devoted pagans. Indeed, the city was one of the last places to give up a number of pagan festivals (such as the Lupercalia). These continued to be celebrated until the end of the fifth century AD (nearly 200 years after Constantine’s conversion). Some have even suggest ...
When did Christianity become a legal religion able to be practiced in
... worshipped Roman deity. Through these declarations Constantine waged war against Maxentius. As is clear from his claim to being the sun god Sol Invictus, Constantine was heavily involved in the worship of the Roman Imperial Cult. In fact, there is no indication leading up to the battle of the Milvia ...
... worshipped Roman deity. Through these declarations Constantine waged war against Maxentius. As is clear from his claim to being the sun god Sol Invictus, Constantine was heavily involved in the worship of the Roman Imperial Cult. In fact, there is no indication leading up to the battle of the Milvia ...
WHY WE DON`T HAVE A CHRISTMAS PROGRAM
... unknown; there is no way to ascertain it. By different learned men it has been fixed at each month in the year. Nor is it of consequence to "know" the time; if it were, God would have preserved the record of it. Matters of moment are clearly revealed; those which "he" regards as of no importance are ...
... unknown; there is no way to ascertain it. By different learned men it has been fixed at each month in the year. Nor is it of consequence to "know" the time; if it were, God would have preserved the record of it. Matters of moment are clearly revealed; those which "he" regards as of no importance are ...
The Roman Calendar
... the subsequent destruction of the Gallic army, festival of Venus July 21 – Lucaria to commemorate sack of Rome by the Gauls and the subsequent destruction of the Gallic army July 23 – Neptunalia to Neptune July 25 – Furrinalia to Furrina ...
... the subsequent destruction of the Gallic army, festival of Venus July 21 – Lucaria to commemorate sack of Rome by the Gauls and the subsequent destruction of the Gallic army July 23 – Neptunalia to Neptune July 25 – Furrinalia to Furrina ...
MONTHS, DAYS AND TIME The Anglo-Saxons, like most societies
... onwards, the sun rises slightly further south on the horizon each day, and that it takes 365 days before it returns to its most northerly position and repeats its cycle. This is called a year, or gear in Old English. They also knew that in a year, the moon went through twelve complete phases, myster ...
... onwards, the sun rises slightly further south on the horizon each day, and that it takes 365 days before it returns to its most northerly position and repeats its cycle. This is called a year, or gear in Old English. They also knew that in a year, the moon went through twelve complete phases, myster ...
Sol Invictus
Sol Invictus (""Unconquered Sun"") was the official sun god of the later Roman Empire and a patron of soldiers. In 274 AD the Roman emperor Aurelian made it an official cult alongside the traditional Roman cults. Scholars disagree about whether the new deity was a refoundation of the ancient Latin cult of Sol, a revival of the cult of Elagabalus or completely new. The god was favored by emperors after Aurelian and appeared on their coins until Constantine I. The last inscription referring to Sol Invictus dates to AD 387, and there were enough devotees in the 5th century that Augustine found it necessary to preach against them.The idea, particularly popular in the 18th and 19th centuries, that the solstice date of 25 December for Christmas was selected because it was also the date of a Roman festival of Dies Natalis Solis Invicti (Birthday of the Unconquered Sun) is challenged by a different explanation considered academically to be ""thoroughly viable"". Both theories have supporters, with some claiming that the festival of Dies Natalis Solis Invicti was later syncretized with Christmas, and others saying that the Christian celebration may even predate the festival of the Dies Natalis Solis Invicti.