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Senecio

(44 words)

Author(s): Bleckmann, Bruno
[English version] Bruder des Bassianus [3], stachelte ihn angeblich zur Rebellion gegen Constantinus [1] an (Anon. Vales. 15). Seine Identifizierung mit dem durch ILS 664 für 310 n. Chr. in Noricum bezeugten dux S. wird diskutiert. PLRE 1, 820 (S. 1). Bleckmann, Bruno

Theoteknos

(71 words)

Author(s): Bleckmann, Bruno
[English version] (Θεότεκνος). Curator civitatis ( logistḗs; logistaí ) von Antiocheia [1] ca. 312 n. Chr.; regte dort eine Petition der Stadt an Maximinus [1] Daia an, die Christenverfolgung (Toleranz E.) wiederaufzunehmen; später als Statthalter Syriens (?) und Initiator einer Orakelstätte des Zeus maßgeblicher religionspolit. Ratgeber des Maximinus; eher wegen seiner Nähe zu diesem als wegen seiner rel. Überzeugung ließ ihn Licinius [II 4] 313 n. Chr. hinrichten (Eus. HE 9,11,6). Bleckmann, Bruno

Temonarius

(189 words)

Author(s): Bleckmann, Bruno
[English version] ( t. equus, wörtl. “das führende Pferd eines Gespanns”). Verantwortlicher für eine Steuerleistung. Seit der Zeit des Diocletianus (284-305 n. Chr.) wurde die Rekrutenaushebung teilweise in das Steuersystem der capitatio- iugatio integriert: Meist mehrere, zu einer Steuereinheit gehörende Grundbesitzer mußten jährlich einen Rekruten stellen bzw. die für die Aushebung eines Rekruten benötigte Summe ( adaeratio ) aufbringen. Aus dem Kreis der Grundbesitzer wurde im jährlichen Wechsel der t. bzw. capitularius (Leister der Kopfsteuer) bestimmt, der de…

Hannibalianus

(197 words)

Author(s): Bleckmann, Bruno (Strasbourg)
[German version] [1] Afranius H. Cos. ord. AD 292 Officer in Probus' staff (HA Probus 22,3), in AD 285, praefectus praetorio alongside Asclepiodotus, in 292 consul ordinarius again with Asclepiodotus, in 297-8 praefectus urbi. Perhaps the father of Maximian's stepdaughter  Theodora. Bleckmann, Bruno (Strasbourg) [German version] [2] Half-brother of Constantinus [1] beginning 4th cent. AD Half-brother of  Constantinus [1] († AD 337) from the marriage between Constantius [1] and Theodora. Unlike his brothers Dalmatius [1] and Iulius Constantius [4], H…

Eutropia

(83 words)

Author(s): Bleckmann, Bruno (Strasbourg)
[German version] [1] Wife of emperor Maximianus, about AD 320 Wife of Emperor Maximianus. Mother of Maxentius and Fausta ([Aur. Vict.] Epit. Caes. 40,12). After AD 324, she spent some time as a Christian pilgrimess in Palestine and drew Constantine's attention to the desecration of the holy place of Mambre (Eus. Vita Const. 3,52). Bleckmann, Bruno (Strasbourg) [German version] [2] Half-sister of Constantine Half-sister of Constantine. Mother of Nepotianus, who in AD 350 was declared Augustus in Rome. Bleckmann, Bruno (Strasbourg)

Fausta

(104 words)

Author(s): Bleckmann, Bruno (Strasbourg)
[German version] Flavia Maxima F., daughter of Emperor Maximian and Eutropia; when still a minor, at the end of AD 307, she was married to Constantinus [1] in order to reinforce the alliance between Maximian and Constantine, after the former had returned to politics. Mother of three emperors: Constantinus [2], Constantius [2] and Constans [1]. At the end of 324 she was elevated with Helena to the rank of Augusta, but a little later, in circumstances that remain unexplained, killed by order of her imperial husband. Bleckmann, Bruno (Strasbourg) Bibliography PLRE 1, 325f. J. W. Drijvers, F…

Constantina

(154 words)

Author(s): Bleckmann, Bruno (Strasbourg)
[German version] Eldest daughter of Constantine [1] the Great, she was married in 335 to  Hannibalianus and presumably not meant to be made Augusta until after Constantinus'death (Philostorg. Hist. Eccl. 3,22). After the murder of Hannibalianus she lived in the part of the empire ruled by Constans [1]. She was involved in Vetranio’s elevation to Caesar in 350 and in the following year married her cousin  Gallus, by then Caesar. She reigned with him in Antioch and took active part in matters of gov…

Romula

(118 words)

Author(s): Bleckmann, Bruno (Strasbourg)
[German version] Mother of the emperor Galerius [5] Maximianus. According to Lactantius, her devotion to the mountain gods strongly influenced her son's anti-Christian politics (De mort. pers. 11,1 f.). Her significance in Galerius's dynastic self-presentation is evident in an anecdote about his conception (Ps.-Aur. Vict. Epit. Caes. 40,17) which was modelled after that of Alexander [4] the Great (Olympias [1]) as well as in the fact that he named the imperial residence Romuliana (modern Gamzigrad…

Maxentius

(1,197 words)

Author(s): Bleckmann, Bruno (Strasbourg)
[German version] From 28 October 306 to 28 October 312, Valerius Maxentius ruled over Italy and Africa as emperor but was not recognised by his co-rulers of the 3rd tetrarchy. As the son of the western Augustus, Maximianus [1], and Eutropia [1] he could be seen as successor (Pan. Lat. 10,14,1), especially since - through his marriage (certainly later than 293) to Valeria Maximilla [1], the daughter of Galerius [5] and (through Valeria) granddaughter of Diocletianus - he was also connected to the I…

Panes aedium

(97 words)

Author(s): Bleckmann, Bruno (Strasbourg)
[German version] ('House-bread') was a special bread ration granted - within the general framework of the system of grain and bread distribution ( annona civica) to the civilian populations of the two capitals, Rome and Constantinople  - to individuals who had built a house at Constantinople. The privilege, established by Constantine (Constantinus [1]) and confirmed by Constantius [2] II, served to ensure the rapid growth of Constantinople. Legislation (Cod. Theod. 14,17,1 and 12) regulating whether the privilege could be passed on to heirs or purchasers is contradictory. Bleckm…

Martinianus

(62 words)

Author(s): Bleckmann, Bruno (Strasbourg)
[German version] Magister officiorum of Licinius [II 4]; after the fall of Hadrianopolis [3] (3 July AD 324), Licinius made him Augustus (incorrectly Caesar in the literary sources). After Licinius's capitulation, Martianus was banished to Cappadocia, where he was executed in 325. Bleckmann, Bruno (Strasbourg) Bibliography PLRE 1, 563 M. Clauss, Der magister officiorum in der Spätantike (4.-6. Jh.), 1980, 171.

Diocletianus

(1,598 words)

Author(s): Bleckmann, Bruno (Strasbourg)
[German version] A. Origin and career Roman emperor AD 284-305. Full name (first adopted after his elevation): C. Aurelius Valerius D. (CIL III 22), previously Diocles (Lactant. De mort. pers. 9,11; 19,5; 52,3; Lib. Or. 19,45f.; [Aur. Vict.] Epit. Caes. 39,1; POxy 3055). Born in 241 or 244 in Dalmatia (Malalas 311 Bonn; [Aur. Vict.] Epit. Caes. 39,1), presumably in Salona (Theoph. 10,13 de Boor). In a purely military career he advanced to the position of dux Moesiae (Zon. 12,31) and after that to commander of the bodyguard ( protectores domestici) of Emperors Carus and Numerianus (Zo…

Theotecnus

(83 words)

Author(s): Bleckmann, Bruno (Strasbourg)
[German version] (Θεότεκνος; Theóteknos). Curator civitatis ( logistḗs; Logistaí ) of Antioch [1]  c. 312 AD; instigated there a city petition to Maximinus [1] Daea to resume the persecution of Christians (Tolerance E.); later, as governor of Syria (?) and initiator of an oracle site of Zeus, he was a leading adviser of Maximinus on religious policy; Licinius [II 4] had him executed, because of his closeness to Maximinus rather than his religious conviction, in 313 AD (Eus. HE 9,11,6). Bleckmann, Bruno (Strasbourg)

Crispus

(224 words)

Author(s): Bleckmann, Bruno (Strasbourg)
[German version] [1] Flavius Iulius C. Son of the Emperor Constantine, 317 AD The eldest son of Constantine [1] from the liaison with Minervina, born c. AD 300; elevated together with his half-brother Constantius [2] II and Licinianus Licinius to the rank of caesar on 1 March 317 in Serdica. Unlike his brother he also became a princeps iuventutis in the same year and in 318 he was the first of the newly elevated caesars to be made consul. C., who was obviously groomed to be the successor, was sent to Gaul with his own praef. praet. after his elevation as caesar. He married Helen, an otherw…

Constantia

(304 words)

Author(s): Bleckmann, Bruno (Strasbourg)
[German version] [1] Flavia Iulia C. Daughter of Constantinus [1], wife of Licinius Daughter of Constantius [1] I and Theodora, half-sister of Constantine [I], betrothed in 312 to  Licinius (Lactant. De mort. pers. 43,2). The wedding took place early in 313 when Constantine and Licinius met in Milan (Lactant. De mort pers. 45,1; Euseb. Hist. Eccl. 10,5,3; Anon. Vales. 13; Zos. 2,17). The issue of this marriage was a son, Licinianus Licinius, born in July 315. In 316 she accompanied her husband in his war against her half-brother, and fled with h…

Temonarius

(203 words)

Author(s): Bleckmann, Bruno (Strasbourg)
[German version] ( temonarius equus, literally 'leading horse of a team'). One responsible for payment of taxes. From the time of Diocletianus (AD 284-305) onwards the conscription of recruits was to some extent integrated into the capitatio- iugatio taxation system: Land owners, usually several, belonging to a taxation unit had to supply one recruit annually or advance the sum needed to raise recruits ( adaeratio ). In yearly rotation one from among the land owners was designated temonarius or capitularius (payer of poll tax), who provided the recruit or the corresponding…

Laterculus Veronensis

(76 words)

Author(s): Bleckmann, Bruno (Strasbourg)
[German version] List - named after a badly corrupted MS from Verona of the 7th cent. AD - of the Roman provinces classified according to dioceses directly in accordance with the new order of Diocletianus (with map; c. AD 313) as well as (§ 13) of the ‘barbarian’ peoples on the northern border of the Roman empire. Bleckmann, Bruno (Strasbourg) Bibliography T. D. Barnes, The New Empire of Diocletian and Constantine, 1982, 202f. (ed.).

Musonianus

(123 words)

Author(s): Bleckmann, Bruno (Strasbourg)
[German version] Fl. Strategius M., of humble origin, served as an interpreter at the court of Constantinus [1] I and received from him the cognomen M. because of his learnedness (Amm. 15,13,1-2). He continued his career under Constantius [2] II: as a comes he supported the emperor in ecclesiastical policy. In AD 349 he was praeses (governor) of Thebes, in 350 proconsul of Constantinople, in 353 proconsul of Achaia, finally in 354-358  praefectus praetorio Orientis, with seat of office in Antioch. From there he conducted secret negotiations with the satrap Tamsapor o…

Senecio

(51 words)

Author(s): Bleckmann, Bruno (Strasbourg)
[German version] Brother of Bassianus [3], allegedly incited him to rebel against Constantinus [1] (Anon. Vales. 15). Whether he can be identified with the dux S. recorded by ILS 664 as in Noricum in 310 AD is the subject of discussion. PLRE 1, 820 (S. 1). Bleckmann, Bruno (Strasbourg)

Calocaerus

(53 words)

Author(s): Bleckmann, Bruno (Strasbourg)
[German version] Magister camelorum (Aur. Vict. Caes. 41,11: perhaps in the sense of ‘leading shepherd slave’) on Cyprus. The revolt of AD 334 (?), which he led, was of only local significance and quickly suppressed, C. himself sentenced in Tarsus by  Dalmatius (PLRE 1, 177). Bleckmann, Bruno (Strasbourg) Bibliography Kienast, 21996, 308f.

Eutropia

(80 words)

Author(s): Bleckmann, Bruno (Straßburg)
[English version] [1] Gemahlin des Kaisers Maximianus, um 320 n. Chr. Gemahlin des Kaisers Maximianus. Mutter des Maxentius und der Fausta ([Aur. Vict.] epit. Caes. 40,12). Nach 324 n.Chr. hielt sie sich als christl. Pilgerin in Palaestina auf und machte Constantin auf Entweihung der heiligen Stätte von Mambre aufmerksam (Eus. vita Const. 3,52). Bleckmann, Bruno (Straßburg) [English version] [2] Halbschwester Constantins Halbschwester Constantins. Mutter des Nepotianus, der 350 n.Chr. in Rom zum Augustus ausgerufen wurde. Bleckmann, Bruno (Straßburg)

Diocletianus

(1,457 words)

Author(s): Bleckmann, Bruno (Straßburg)
[English version] A. Herkunft und Aufstieg Röm. Kaiser 284-305 n.Chr. Voller (erst nach der Erhebung angenommener) Name: C. Aurelius Valerius D. (CIL III 22), davor Diokles (Lact. mort. pers. 9,11; 19,5; 52,3; Lib. or. 19,45f.; [Aur. Vict.] epit. Caes. 39,1; POxy 3055). Geb. 241 oder 244 in Dalmatien (Malalas 311 Bonn; [Aur. Vict.] epit. Caes. 39,1), vermutlich in Salona (Theoph. 10,13 de Boor). In einer rein mil. Karriere avancierte er zum dux Moesiae(Zon. 12,31) und danach zum Chef der Leibwache (der protectores domestici) der Kaiser Carus und Numerianus (Zon. 12,31; Aur. Vi…

Maxentius

(1,164 words)

Author(s): Bleckmann, Bruno (Straßburg)
[English version] M. Valerius M., herrschte vom 28.10.306 bis zum 28.10.312 als von den übrigen Teilherrschern der 3. Tetrarchie nicht anerkannter Kaiser über Italien und Africa. Als Sohn des West-Augustus Maximianus [1] und der Eutropia [1] konnte er urspr. als Thronfolger gelten (Paneg. 10,14,1), zumal er durch die (sicher nicht schon 293 erfolgte) Heirat mit Valeria Maximilla [1], der Tochter des Galerius [5] und (über Valeria) Enkelin des Diocletianus, auch mit den im Osten herrschenden Iovier…

Prisca

(63 words)

Author(s): Bleckmann, Bruno (Straßburg)
[1] Missionarin, 1. Jh. s. Priska Bleckmann, Bruno (Straßburg) [English version] [2] Gemahlin des Diocletianus Gemahlin des Diocletianus, die im Unterschied zu anderen Kaiserinnen des 3. Jh. nicht Augusta war und keine Rolle in der Öffentlichkeit spielte. Nach dem Tode des Maximinus [1] Daia wurde sie 314/315 n. Chr. mit ihrer Tochter Galeria Valeria von Licinius [II 4] in Thessalonike hingerichtet. Bleckmann, Bruno (Straßburg)

Musonianus

(105 words)

Author(s): Bleckmann, Bruno (Straßburg)
[English version] Fl. Strategius M., von niedriger Herkunft, leistete Dolmetscherdienste am Hofe des Constantinus [1] I. und erhielt von diesem wegen seiner Bildung den Beinamen M. (Amm. 15,13,1-2). Seine Karriere setzte er unter Constantius [2] II. fort: Als comes unterstützte er den Kaiser in der Kirchenpolitik. 349 n.Chr. war er praeses (Gouverneur) der Thebais, 350 proconsul von Konstantinopel, 353 proconsul von Achaia, 354-358 schließlich praefectus praetorio Orientis, mit Amtssitz in Antiocheia. Von dort führte er Geheimverhandlungen mit dem Satrapen von…

Calocaerus

(50 words)

Author(s): Bleckmann, Bruno (Straßburg)
[English version] Magister camelorum (Aur. Vict. Caes. 41,11: vielleicht im Sinne von “führender Hirtensklave”) auf Zypern. Der 334 (?) n.Chr. von ihm unternommene Aufstand hatte nur lokale Bed. und wurde rasch niedergeschlagen, er selbst in Tarsos von Dalmatius abgeurteilt (PLRE 1, 177). Bleckmann, Bruno (Straßburg) Bibliography Kienast, 21996, 308f.

Panes aedium

(86 words)

Author(s): Bleckmann, Bruno (Straßburg)
[English version] (“Haus-Brot”) heißt eine bes., im allg. Rahmen der Getreide- und Brotverteilung an die Zivilbevölkerung der beiden Hauptstädte Rom und Konstantinopel ( annona civica) gewährte Brotration an Personen, die ein Haus in Konstantinopel errichteten. Das von Constantinus [1] eingerichtete und von Constantius [2] II. bestätigte Privileg diente dazu, ein rasches Wachstum Konstantinopels zu gewährleisten. Ob das Privileg an Erben oder Käufer weitergegeben werden konnte, ist in der Gesetzgebung (Cod. Theod. 14,17,1 und 12) widersprüchlich geregelt. Bleckmann, B…

Fausta

(85 words)

Author(s): Bleckmann, Bruno (Straßburg)
[English version] Flavia Maxima F. Tochter des Kaisers Maximianus und der Eutropia, noch minderjährig Ende 307 n.Chr. mit Constantinus [1] verheiratet, um die Allianz zwischen dem in die Politik zurückgekehrten Maximianus und Constantinus zu festigen. Mutter von drei Kaisern: Constantinus [2], Constantius [2] und Constans [1]. Ende 324 wurde sie mit Helena zur Augusta erhoben, wenig später aber unter ungeklärten Umständen auf Befehl ihres kaiserlichen Gemahls umgebracht. Bleckmann, Bruno (Straßburg) Bibliography PLRE 1, 325f. J.W. Drijvers, Flavia Maxima F., in: Histor…

Constantia

(284 words)

Author(s): Bleckmann, Bruno (Straßburg)
[English version] [1] Flavia Iulia C. Tochter des Constantius [1] I., Frau des Licinius Tochter des Constantius [1] I. und der Theodora, Halbschwester des Constantinus [I], wurde 312 n.Chr. mit Licinius verlobt (Lact. mort. pers. 43,2). Die Hochzeit fand Anfang 313 bei einem Treffen von Constantinus und Licinius in Mailand statt (Lact. mort pers. 45,1; Eus. HE 10,5,3; Anon. Vales. 13; Zos. 2,17). Aus dieser Ehe ging im Juli 315 der Sohn Licinianus Licinius hervor. 316 begleitete sie ihren Gemahl bei seinem K…

Constantina

(136 words)

Author(s): Bleckmann, Bruno (Straßburg)
[English version] Älteste Tochter des Constantinus [1] d. Gr., 335 n.Chr. mit Hannibalianus verheiratet und vermutlich erst in Constantinus' Nachfolgeordnung als Augusta vorgesehen (Philostorg. hist. eccl. 3,22). Nach der Ermordung des Hannibalianus lebte sie im Reichsteil des Constans [1]. Sie wirkte 350 bei der Erhebung des Vetranio mit und heiratete 351 ihren zum Caesar erhobenen Cousin Gallus. Gemeinsam mit ihm residierte sie in Antiocheia und nahm an der Führung der Regierungsgeschäfte regen …

Martinianus

(59 words)

Author(s): Bleckmann, Bruno (Straßburg)
[English version] Magister officiorum des Licinius [II 4]; nach der Niederlage von Hadrianopolis [3] (3.7.324 n.Chr.) von diesem zum Augustus (in den lit. Quellen fälschlich: Caesar) erhoben. Nach der Kapitulation des Licinius wurde M. nach Kappadokien verbannt und dort 325 hingerichtet. Bleckmann, Bruno (Straßburg) Bibliography PLRE 1, 563  M. Clauss, Der magister officiorum in der Spätant. (4.-6. Jh.), 1980, 171.

Romula

(108 words)

Author(s): Bleckmann, Bruno (Straßburg)
[English version] Mutter des Kaisers Galerius [5] Maximianus. Als Verehrerin der Berggötter soll sie nach Lactantius (mort. pers. 11,1 f.) die antichristl. Rel.-Politik ihres Sohnes entscheidend beeinflußt haben. Ihre Bed. in der dynastischen Selbstdarstellung des Galerius geht aus einer Anekdote über dessen Zeugung hervor (Ps.-Aur. Vict. epit. Caes. 40,17), die der Zeugung des Alexandros [4] d.Gr. nachgebildet ist (Olympias [1]), sowie aus der Benennung der Kaiserresidenz Romuliana (h. Gamzigrad)…

Crispus

(217 words)

Author(s): Bleckmann, Bruno (Straßburg)
[English version] [1] Flavius Iulius C. Sohn des Kaisers Constantinus, 317 n.Chr. Caesar Ältester Sohn des Constantinus [1] aus der Verbindung mit Minervina, * ca. 300 n.Chr.; am 1. März 317 gemeinsam mit seinem Halbbruder Constantinus [2] II. und Licinianus Licinius in Serdica zum Caesar erhoben, im gleichen Jahr im Unterschied zu seinem Halbbruder schon princeps iuventutis und 318 als erster der neuerhobenen Caesares Consul. Der offenkundig zum Thronfolger designierte C. wurde unmittelbar nach seiner Erhebung zum Caesar nach Gallien geschickt, wobei ihm ein eigener praef. prae…

Theodora

(765 words)

Author(s): Bleckmann, Bruno | Tinnefeld, Franz
(Θεοδώρα). [English version] [1] röm Kaiserin, um 300 n. Chr. Röm. Kaiserin; Stieftochter (Aur. Vict. Caes. 39,25; Eutr. 9,22,1) oder Tochter (Anon. Vales. 1,1; Philostorgios 2,16) des Maximianus [1]. Entgegen der Behauptung späterer Quellen war sie schon vor der Erhebung des Constantius [1] zum Caesar 293 n. Chr. ( tetrárchēs IV.) mit ihm verheiratet, verm. als er praefectus praetorio des Maximianus war (unklar Paneg. 2,11,4). Die sechs Kinder aus dieser Ehe bilden den jüngeren Zweig des constantin. Kaiserhauses, der durch die Verwandtenmorde von 337…

Hannibalianus

(181 words)

Author(s): Bleckmann, Bruno (Straßburg)
[English version] [1] Afranius H. cos. ord. 292 n.Chr. Offizier aus dem Stab des Probus (HA Probus 22,3), 285 n.Chr. mit Asclepiodotos praefectus praetorio, 292 ebenfalls mit Asclepiodotos consul ordinarius, 297-8 praefectus urbi. Vielleicht war H. der Vater der Stieftochter Maximians, Theodora. Bleckmann, Bruno (Straßburg) [English version] [2] Halbbruder Constantinus' [1] Anfang 4. Jh. n.Chr. Halbbruder des Constantinus [1] († 337 n.Chr.) aus der Ehe des Constantius [1] mit Theodora, der im Unterschied zu seinen Brüdern Dalmatius [1] und Iulius Co…

Valeria

(475 words)

Author(s): Strothmann, Meret | Bleckmann, Bruno
[English version] [1] erste Priesterin der Fortuna Muliebris, 5. Jh. v. Chr. Schwester des P. Valerius [I 45] Poplicola, soll 488 v. Chr. Rom vor Coriolanus gerettet haben (Plut. Coriolanus 33; Dion. Hal. ant. 8,39; 8,43,1 f.); erste Priesterin der Fortuna Muliebris (Dion. Hal. ant. 8,55,3-5; Fortuna B.). Strothmann, Meret Bibliography Latte, 181. [English version] [2] Tochter des P. Valerius [I 44], um 500 v. Chr. Tochter des P. Valerius [I 44] (nachgewählter cos. 509 v. Chr.), mit 19 weiteren Geiseln zu Porsenna gesandt (Dion. Hal. ant. 5,32,3). Diese entkamen …

Helena

(274 words)

Author(s): Bleckmann, Bruno (Straßburg)
[1] s. Helene [1] s. Helene [1] Bleckmann, Bruno (Straßburg) [English version] [2] Mutter des Constantinus [1] 4. Jh. n.Chr. Frau bzw. Konkubine des Constantius [1], Mutter des Constantinus [1] (Constantinus d.Gr. mit Stemma). Die Umbenennung von Drepana in Helenopolis in constantinischer Zeit erklärt sich durch ihre besondere Verehrung für den Märtyrer Lukianos und ist kein Hinweis auf einen bithynischen Ursprung. Vermutlich stammte sie aus dem Balkanraum, vielleicht aus Naissus, dem Geburtsort des Constantinus. I…

Laterculus Veronensis

(57 words)

Author(s): Bleckmann, Bruno (Straßburg)
[English version] Nach einer stark verderbten Veroneser Hs. des 7. Jh.n.Chr. benanntes Verzeichnis der nach Diözesen gegliederten röm. Provinzen unmittelbar nach der Neuordnung durch Diocletianus (mit Karte; ca. 313 n.Chr.) sowie (§ 13) der “barbarischen” Völker an der Nordgrenze des röm. Reiches. Bleckmann, Bruno (Straßburg) Bibliography T.D. Barnes, The New Empire of Diocletian and Constantine, 1982, 202f. (Ed.).

Nepotianus

(177 words)

Author(s): Bleckmann, Bruno (Strasbourg) | Leppin, Hartmut (Hannover)
[German version] [1] Son of Flavius N. (cos. AD 336) Son of the half-sister of Constantinus [1], Eutropia [2], and Flavius N. ( cos. AD 336). As a member of the Constaninian dynasty, he rose up in Rome against Magnentius. He defeated the army of the latter's praef. praet., Anicius (or Anicetus), in Italy and claimed to be the ruler for a while (June 350), until Magnentius's magister officiorum, Marcellinus [5], defeated him. Magnentius's retribution against N.'s supporters was bloody. PLRE 1,624, No. 5. Bleckmann, Bruno (Strasbourg) [German version] [2] Father of the Emperor Nepos,…

Galerius

(1,279 words)

Author(s): Eck, Werner (Cologne) | Bleckmann, Bruno (Strasbourg)
[German version] [1] C. G. Eques, Rom. official, praefectus Aegypti probably AD 16-31 Eques, who probably came from Ariminum. Of his public offices only the praefectus Aegypti is known, which he held for 16 years, probably AD 16-31. [1; 2]; P. Oxy 3807. Died returning from Egypt. Married to Helvia, Seneca's aunt. PIR2 G 25. Eck, Werner (Cologne) Bibliography 1 G. Bastianini, in: ZPE 17, 1975, 270 2 I. Cazzaniga, in: Analecta Papyrologica 4, 1992, 5ff. [German version] [2] M. G. Aurelius Antoninus Son of the later emperor Antoninus Pius, died before AD 138 Son of the later emperor …

Dioikesis

(730 words)

Author(s): Rhodes, Peter J. (Durham) | Bleckmann, Bruno (Strasbourg)
(διοίκησις ; dioíkēsis, Lat. dioecesis). [German version] I. Greece ‘Housekeeping’ in the sense of administration, especially in the financial realm. Dioikesis is used for the administration of the state in general (for example, Pl. Prt. 319d; [Aristot.] Ath. Pol. 43,1), also for the financial administration (for example, Xen. Hell. 6,1,2; Dem. Or. 24,96f.), and, in an extended sense by the author of the Aristotelian Athenaion Politeia, for maintenance payments made by the state (24,3). In later 4th-cent. BC Athens, an office for the upper financial administr…

Dalmatius

(366 words)

Author(s): Bleckmann, Bruno (Strasbourg) | Leppin, Hartmut (Hannover)
[German version] [1] Fl. D. Half-brother of the Emperor Constantine I Son of  Constantius [1] and Theodora, half-brother of Constantine I. Nothing is known of his role in the initial period of Constantine's rule, although presumably he was given Toulouse as his abode during the tensions with Licinius in c. AD 320-324 (Auson. Prof. 16,11-12). Consul in 333, he was sent to Antioch at around the same time with the archaizing title of censor (Athan. c. Ar. 65,1ff.). There he was concerned with murder accusations against Athanasius. In Tarsus he had  Calocaerus burnt to d…

Maximilla

(148 words)

Author(s): Bleckmann, Bruno (Strasbourg) | Heimgartner, Martin (Halle)
[German version] [1] Valeria Maximilla Daughter of Galerius and wife of Maxentius Daughter of Galerius [5] and wife of Maxentius. The marriage produced two sons, Valerius Romulus (died 309?) and another son who is mentioned along with her as late as 312 (Pan. Lat. 12,16,5). Bleckmann, Bruno (Strasbourg) Bibliography PLRE 1, 576 [German version] [2] Cofounder of Montanism in the 2nd cent. AD In the middle of the 2nd. cent. AD she founded, together with Montanus and Priscilla, the Christian revivalist movement of Montanism. She was also a writer (Hippolytus, Refutatio omnium haeresium 8,…

Prisca

(360 words)

Author(s): Albrecht, Ruth (Hamburg) | Bleckmann, Bruno (Strasbourg)
[German version] [1] Missionary, 1st cent. (Πρίσκα/ Prísca, in Acts Πρίσκιλλα/ Prískilla; Latin Prisca, Priscilla). In the middle of the 1st cent. AD, P. and her husband Aquila [4] worked as Christian missionaries. As a result of the edict of emperor Claudius [III 1] (expulsion of the Jews, Acts 18:2; Suet. Claud. 25), the Jewish-Christian couple left Rome to continue their tent making in Corinth (spreading the Gospel whilst supporting themselves through additional, unrelated work). They encountered Paulus [II 2] c. AD 50, accompanying him to Ephesus. P.’s importance as a …

Aradius Rufinus

(196 words)

Author(s): Bleckmann, Bruno (Strasbourg) | Portmann, Werner (Berlin)
[German version] [1] Praef. urbi 304-5, 312-13 AD Q. (?). Member of the African family of the Aradii Rufini, which had arisen to Senate membership early in the 3rd cent. AD. Presumably praef. urbi. already from 4.1.304 - 12.2.305 A. R. held this office again under Maxentius (9.2. - 27.10.312), after he had been consul together with  Ceionius in the last months of 311. After the victory of Constantine over Maxentius, A. was again praefectus urbi from 29.11.312 to 8.12.313. His proving himself under the various emperors was praised by Avianius Symmachus (Symmachus, Ep. 1; 2; 3). Bleckmann, Br…

Anastasia

(140 words)

Author(s): Bleckmann, Bruno (Strasbourg) | Portmann, Werner (Berlin)
[German version] [1] Half-sister of Constantine the Great Half-sister of Constantine the Great and wife of  Bassianus. She must have still been alive during the founding of Constantinople; the Thermae Anastasianae are named after her (Amm. Marc. 26,6,14). From time to time, her name, which refers to belief in the Resurrection, was regarded as circumstantial evidence of the fundamentally Christian convictions of her father  Constantius (PLRE 1, 58, A.1). Bleckmann, Bruno (Strasbourg) [German version] [2] Daughter of the emperor Valens Daughter of the emperor Valens. She and…

Iovius

(182 words)

Author(s): Bleckmann, Bruno (Strasbourg) | Johne, Klaus-Peter (Berlin)
[German version] [1] Cognomen of Diocletian Cognomen of Diocletian,  Tetrarchy. Bleckmann, Bruno (Strasbourg) [German version] [2] Praetorian prefect of emperor Honorius [3] Praetorian prefect under emperor  Honorius [3]. In 407, he was made Praefectus Praetorio Illyrici by Stilicho, in order to wrest this prefecture from the eastern empire, but remained dependent on the Gothic king  Alaricus [2] (Sozom. Hist. eccl. 8,25,3; 9,4,3; Zos. 5,48,2). In 409, he became Praef. Praet. Italiae and Patricius (Cod. Theod. 2,8,25; 16,5,47; Zos. 5,47,1). As the most influential…

Theodora

(850 words)

Author(s): Bleckmann, Bruno (Strasbourg) | Tinnefeld, Franz (Munich)
(Θεοδώρα; Theodṓra). [German version] [1] Roman empress, about AD 300 Roman empress; stepdaughter (Aur. Vict. Caes. 39,25; Eutr. 9,22,1) or daughter (Anon. Vales. 1,1; Philostorgius 2,16) of Maximianus [1]. Contrary to the assertions of later sources, she was already married to Constantius [1] even before he was elevated to the rank of Caesar in AD 293  ( tetrárchēs IV.), and probably when he was praefectus praetorio to Maximianus (unclear Paneg. 2,11,4). The six children of their marriage represent the younger branch of the Constantinian imperial fam…

Valeria

(553 words)

Author(s): Strothmann, Meret (Bochum) | Bleckmann, Bruno (Strasbourg)
[German version] [1] First priestess of Fortuna Muliebris, 5th cent. BC Sister of P. Valerius [I 45] Poplicola, said to have saved Rome in 488 BC from Coriolanus (Plut. Coriolanus 33; Dion. Hal. Ant. Rom. 8,39; 8,43,1 f.); first priestess of Fortuna Muliebris (Dion. Hal. Ant. Rom. 8,55,3-5; Fortuna B.). Strothmann, Meret (Bochum) Bibliography Latte, 181. [German version] [2] Daughter of P. Valerius [I44], ca. 500 BC Daughter of P. Valerius [I 44] (elected belatedly cos. for the year 509 BC), sent to Porsenna with 19 other hostages (Dion. Hal. Ant. Rom. 5,32,3). They …

Aradius Rufinus

(183 words)

Author(s): Bleckmann, Bruno (Straßburg) | Portmann, Werner (Berlin)
[English version] [1] Praef. urbi 304-5, 312-13 n. Chr. Q. (?). Angehöriger der im frühen 3. Jh. n. Chr. in den Senat aufgestiegenen afrikan. Familie der Aradii Rufini. Vermutlich bereits vom 4.1.304-12.2.305 praef. urbi, bekleidete A. dieses Amt erneut unter Maxentius (9.2. - 27.10.312), nachdem er die letzten Monate von 311 gemeinsam mit Ceionius Konsul gewesen war. Nach dem Sieg Constantins über Maxentius war A. vom 29.11.312 bis 8.12.313 erneut praefectus urbi. Seine Bewährung unter den verschiedenen Kaisern rühmt Avianius Symmachus (Symm. epist. 1; 2; 3). Bleckmann, Bruno (S…
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