A Lost Panegyric: The Source for Eusebius of Caesarea's Description of Constantine's Victory and Arrival at Rome in 312

Constantine defeated Maxentius and entered Rome in October 312. Perhaps about one year later Eusebius of Caesarea wrote his description of the emperor's victory and arrival in his Ecclesiastical History. His source was most likely a panegyric from Rome, which can be compared to Pacatus's p...

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Main Author: Van Dam, Raymond 1949- (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Johns Hopkins Univ. Press [2019]
In: Journal of early Christian studies
Year: 2019, Volume: 27, Issue: 2, Pages: 211-240
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Eusebius, Caesariensis 260-339, Historia ecclesiastica / Eusebius, Caesariensis 260-339, Vita Constantini / Maxentius Roman Empire, Emperor 278-312 / Konstantin, I., Römisches Reich, Kaiser ca. 280-337 / Victory / Christian literature
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KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
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