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Nasza wiedza o zniszczeniu Biblioteki Aleksandryjskiej jest niepełna. Bardzo często jej koniec przypisuje się na panowanie Aureliana i toczone wtedy walki w Egipcie. Rzeczywiście w późnym antyku nastąpiło przesunięcie centrum Aleksandrii... more
This is a narrative military history of the emperors Lucius Domitius Aurelianus ('Aurelian', reigned 270-275) and Marcus Aurelius Probus (276-282) which also includes the other reigns between the years 268 and 285. It shows how these two... more
DE LA CRISIS A LA RESTAURACIÓN DEL ORDEN: EMPERADORES ILIRIOS, LA TETRARQUÍA Y CONSTANTINO (268-324). Conferencia dentro del congreso "Edicto de Milán: 1700 años de libertad religiosa para los cristianos (313-2013). Universidad Católica... more
The Epitome de Caesaribus is a short, summarizing Latin historical work known as a breviarium or epitomé. This brief summary was written in the late 4th or early 5th century and summarizes the history of the Roman Empire from the time of... more
The article is focused on the 2nd to 4th century milestones recorded by archaeological excavations at Capidava and within a range not exceeding 15 miles, as the crow flies. Our inquiry pinpointed several finds from Dorobanțu, Seimenii... more
Paper on the work of Sir Ronald Syme with regards to the Historia Augusta (HA), with particular attention to bogus or alias names and authorship of the HA. Also, a comparison between his work and that of Abelard Reuchlin and myself, as... more
Paper demonstrating the descent of Ulpia Severina, Emperor Aurelian's wife, from Arrius Calpurnius Piso, who was the common ancestor of all Roman Emperors post Hadrian. Arrius C. Piso, being the main creator of the Christian religion, and... more
Late Roman Monetary Reforms in the Light of Coin Hoards Buried in Gaul (ca. 274-ca. 310) The composition of coin hoards buried in Gaul during the last quarter of the 3rd and the beginning of the 4th century comprises a source of the... more
The portrayal of Zenobia of Palmyra in the Historia Augusta must be regarded with suspicion as a faithful representation of historical events. When considered as a narrative, however, this episode becomes a discourse on the correlation of... more
In AD 274/275 the imperial mint of Serdica issued a highly unusual series of aureliani with a 'deo et domino' legend, assigning to the roman emperor Aurelian (AD 270–275) the title “god and master”. The coins are well known to scholars of... more
"Kontinuität und Wandel des Senatorenstandes im Zeitalter der Soldatenkaiser" observes the composition, function and general importance of the ordo senatorius during 235-284 C.E. when the Roman Empire was affected by a series of radical... more
A broad overview and summary of the late-second, through third-century Roman Empire, with emphasis on the reign of Aurelian. This paper seeks to analyze the overall impact of Aurelian's reign, from the social, economic, and military... more
Our knowledge about the destruction of the Library of Alexandria is incomplete. It often gets attributed to the reign of Aurelian and conflicts that took place in Egypt at the time. It is a fact that the centre of Alexandria had been... more
La place des pratiques de prédations dans l'empire romain est analysée dans le cadre d'un long troisième siècle. La situation est d'abord celle d'un arrière fond de pratiques de prédations continues, à basse intensité et opportunistes,... more
The presence of aegis is one of the typical phenomena of the imperial third century coins and medallions. This was not the first time the emperors are depicted with the aegis. . What is certain, however, is that from the Antonine era... more
Η ενοθεϊστική ηλιολατρία κατέχει κεντρική θέση στην αρχαία ρωμαϊκή θρησκεία κατά τον 3ο και τον 4ο αι. μ.Χ. Το απώγειό της αποτελεί η βασιλεία του Αυρηλιανού (270-275), όταν η ηλιολατρία υποκαθίσταται στην θέση της κρατικής ρωμαϊκής... more
Revisita-se a inscrição IRCP 4, com o objetivo de se enquadrar esta homenagem a Aureliano no âmbito da política geral e local na 2ª metade do século III. O propósito de se exprimir, desta forma, fidelidade ao poder central, a fim de... more
Nasza wiedza o zniszczeniu Biblioteki Aleksandryjskiej jest niepełna. Bardzo często jej koniec przypisuje się na panowanie Aureliana i toczone wtedy walki w Egipcie. Rzeczywiście w późnym antyku nastąpiło przesunięcie centrum Aleksandrii... more
Nasza wiedza o zniszczeniu Biblioteki Aleksandryjskiej jest niepełna. Bardzo często jej koniec przypisuje się na panowanie Aureliana i toczone wtedy walki w Egipcie. Rzeczywiście w późnym antyku nastąpiło przesunięcie centrum Aleksandrii... more
Society for Late Antiquity panel at the Society for Classical Studies – Archaeological Institute of America Annual Joint Conference, San Diego, California, January 2019. Abstract: Previous studies on what is often called ‘the... more
Cet article a pour objectif de présenter la vision de l'empereur idéal pour le IIIe siècle à partir d'une analyse comparative des biographies des empereurs Gallien, Claude le gothique et Aurélien dans les Caesares d'Aurelius Victor.... more