Kontrafaktische Überlegungen zum vorzeitigen Tod des Konstantius Chlorus

The Roman Empire's tetrarchic constitution introduced by Diocletian experienced its first crucial test already 306, after its first year when Constantius Chlorus, the first of the four tetrarchs died unexpectedly. Might history have taken a different course had he ruled for ten years as intende...

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Main Author: Liebs, Detlef 1936- (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:German
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Published: Aschendorff ©2023
In: Jahrbuch für Antike und Christentum
Year: 2021, Volume: 64/65, Pages: 75-86
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Constantius, I., Römisches Reich, Kaiser 250-306 / Premature death / Konstantin, I., Römisches Reich, Kaiser ca. 280-337 / Roman Empire / Tetrarchy / Christianity
IxTheo Classification:CG Christianity and Politics
CH Christianity and Society
KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
ZC Politics in general
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Summary:The Roman Empire's tetrarchic constitution introduced by Diocletian experienced its first crucial test already 306, after its first year when Constantius Chlorus, the first of the four tetrarchs died unexpectedly. Might history have taken a different course had he ruled for ten years as intended, rather than just one year? This event enabled Constantine, Constantius' illegitimate son, but the only one who was old enough and proven, to gain the reins of power. The reflections below culminate in the assumption that, had Constantius survived, both late Roman absolutism and Christian dogmatism might not have got such a radical shape as they did.
Item Description:Im Web unter: "https://doi.org/10.17438/978-3-402-10725-6"
ISSN:0075-2541
Contains:Enthalten in: Jahrbuch für Antike und Christentum
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.17438/978-3-402-10725-6