The Constantinian Labarum and the Christianization of Roman Military Standards
In this paper I will address the labarum, a war standard introduced by Constantine the Great, and the problem of the Christianization of the Roman military signs between Constantine’s reign (306-377 AD) and the Theodosian period (379-457). Many scholars have referred to the labarum, but usually indi...
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2021
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Journal for late antique religion and culture
Year: 2021, Volume: 15, Pages: 37-64 |
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Military standards
B Christianization B Constantine B 4th-5th centuries B Labarum B Chi-Rho B Late Roman |
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