Medievalists.net » Roman Empire http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Sun, 06 Dec 2015 19:35:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 Medieval Lisbon: Castelo de São Jorge http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/10/medieval-lisbon-castelo-de-sao-jorge/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/10/medieval-lisbon-castelo-de-sao-jorge/#comments Sat, 10 Oct 2015 16:07:32 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=61688 Above Lisbon’s skyline of colourful tiled houses and red roofs lies Castelo de São Jorge, a dominating, but beautiful, 11th century fortress in the heart of this vibrant city...

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/28/who-were-the-celts-the-british-museum-offers-answers-with-new-exhibition/feed/ 0 Hellenes and Romans in Ancient China (240 BC – 1398 AD) http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/03/hellenes-and-romans-in-ancient-china-240-bc-1398-ad/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/03/hellenes-and-romans-in-ancient-china-240-bc-1398-ad/#comments Fri, 03 Jul 2015 21:02:42 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59397 In this article I have assembled elements from historical texts, archaeological discoveries and research from other scholars in order to establish the links between these civilizations.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/03/hellenes-and-romans-in-ancient-china-240-bc-1398-ad/feed/ 0 Foundation Myths in Medieval and Renaissance Italy http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/10/foundation-myths-in-medieval-and-renaissance-italy/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/10/foundation-myths-in-medieval-and-renaissance-italy/#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2015 11:50:14 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=58832 The 3 papers featured here looked at the development of the civic identities of Florence, Genoa and Rome through art, architecture and foundation legends.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/10/foundation-myths-in-medieval-and-renaissance-italy/feed/ 0 Paying the Army in the Theodosian Period http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/01/paying-the-army-in-the-theodosian-period/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/01/paying-the-army-in-the-theodosian-period/#comments Fri, 01 May 2015 05:25:24 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=57965 Calculating how much the army was paid during the Theodosian period is more difficult than calculating the army’s pay about a century earlier or later.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/01/paying-the-army-in-the-theodosian-period/feed/ 0 Katherine of Alexandria: Decline of an Empire http://www.medievalists.net/2015/04/27/katherine-of-alexandria-decline-of-an-empire/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/04/27/katherine-of-alexandria-decline-of-an-empire/#comments Tue, 28 Apr 2015 00:46:00 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=57908 According to hagiographers, (C)Katherine was a princess, the daughter of Roman governor named Constus. She was well educated, beautiful and highly intelligent. She converted to Christianity at the age of 13 or 14 and caught the eye of the Roman Emperor, Maxentius (278-318 AD).

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/04/27/katherine-of-alexandria-decline-of-an-empire/feed/ 0 10 Cool Facts about Saint Catherine http://www.medievalists.net/2015/04/22/10-cool-facts-about-saint-catherine/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/04/22/10-cool-facts-about-saint-catherine/#comments Wed, 22 Apr 2015 14:56:17 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=57796 Saint Catherine of Alexandria and her wheel have been well recognized symbols since the beginning of the Middle Ages. Here are 10 interesting tidbits about Saint Catherine:

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/04/22/10-cool-facts-about-saint-catherine/feed/ 0 A Created Enemy: ‘Barbarians’ in spite of Religious Conversion. Visigoths and Byzantines in 6th-Century Iberia http://www.medievalists.net/2014/11/30/created-enemy-barbarians-spite-religious-conversion-visigoths-byzantines-6th-century-iberia/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/11/30/created-enemy-barbarians-spite-religious-conversion-visigoths-byzantines-6th-century-iberia/#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2014 02:05:25 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=54524 This study approaches the concept of resistance as a tool for historical analysis during Roman Late Antiquity, especially with respect to the identity construction and the creation of physical or mental borders between Byzantines and Barbarians.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/11/30/created-enemy-barbarians-spite-religious-conversion-visigoths-byzantines-6th-century-iberia/feed/ 0 The conversion of Constantine and the Christianisation of Europe http://www.medievalists.net/2014/11/20/conversion-constantine-christianisation-europe/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/11/20/conversion-constantine-christianisation-europe/#comments Fri, 21 Nov 2014 03:54:16 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=54266 Historians have argued for centuries - in the face of contradictory primary sources - both about when and how the Roman Emperor Constantine converted to Christianity, and the nature and extent of his faith.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/11/20/conversion-constantine-christianisation-europe/feed/ 0 Unexpected Evidence concerning Gold Mining in Early Byzantium http://www.medievalists.net/2014/11/09/unexpected-evidence-concerning-gold-mining-early-byzantium/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/11/09/unexpected-evidence-concerning-gold-mining-early-byzantium/#comments Sun, 09 Nov 2014 16:40:28 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=54002 One of the consequences of the decline of Roman imperial might was the shortage of slaves at state-run mines. Consequently, criminals were often sentenced to damnatio ad metallum. The need for gold especially soared when the gold solidus was introduced at the beginning of the fourth century.

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