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Late Roman-Era Macedonians: Late Roman-Era Thessalonians, Stobaeus, Eusebia, Peter the Patrician, Macedonius of Thessalonica

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Description:Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Eusebia (360, full name Flavia Aurelia Eusebia, sometimes known as Aurelia Eusebia) was the second wife of Emperor Constantius II. Main sources for the knowledge about her life are Julian's panegyric "Speech of Thanks to the Empress Eusebia" in which he thanks her for her assistance, as well as several remarks by the historian Ammianus Marcellinus. The primary source on her ancestry is the "Panegyric In Honour Of Eusebia" by Julian the Apostate. According to it, "she is of a family line that is pure Greek, from the purest of Greeks, and her city is the metropolis of Macedonia.." Eusebia was born in Thessaloniki and was a Macedonian by origin. Her father was reportedly the first member of the family to serve as a consul. While not identified by name in the speech, modern historians identify him with Flavius Eusebius, consul in 347. This Eusebius is identified elsewhere as a former Magister Equitum and Magister Peditum. Which means he had served as a military commander of both the cavalry and infantry of the Roman army. The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire considers it probable that his consulship came at the end of his military career. He is later styled "Comes." The Panegyric mentions Eusebia's father was dead by the time she married Constantius. The Panegyric mentions: "Now though I have much to say about her native land." Julian goes on to mention the history of Macedon, identifying her native city and then proceeds to speak of her family. "She is the daughter of a man who was considered worthy to hold the office that gives its name to the year, an office than in the past was powerful and actually called royal, but lost that title because of those who abused their power." ... "And if there be anyone who thinks that, because he I s... More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=14704377We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Late Roman-Era Macedonians: Late Roman-Era Thessalonians, Stobaeus, Eusebia, Peter the Patrician, Macedonius of Thessalonica. To get started finding Late Roman-Era Macedonians: Late Roman-Era Thessalonians, Stobaeus, Eusebia, Peter the Patrician, Macedonius of Thessalonica, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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44
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Release
2010
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1158153929

Late Roman-Era Macedonians: Late Roman-Era Thessalonians, Stobaeus, Eusebia, Peter the Patrician, Macedonius of Thessalonica

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Description: Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Eusebia (360, full name Flavia Aurelia Eusebia, sometimes known as Aurelia Eusebia) was the second wife of Emperor Constantius II. Main sources for the knowledge about her life are Julian's panegyric "Speech of Thanks to the Empress Eusebia" in which he thanks her for her assistance, as well as several remarks by the historian Ammianus Marcellinus. The primary source on her ancestry is the "Panegyric In Honour Of Eusebia" by Julian the Apostate. According to it, "she is of a family line that is pure Greek, from the purest of Greeks, and her city is the metropolis of Macedonia.." Eusebia was born in Thessaloniki and was a Macedonian by origin. Her father was reportedly the first member of the family to serve as a consul. While not identified by name in the speech, modern historians identify him with Flavius Eusebius, consul in 347. This Eusebius is identified elsewhere as a former Magister Equitum and Magister Peditum. Which means he had served as a military commander of both the cavalry and infantry of the Roman army. The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire considers it probable that his consulship came at the end of his military career. He is later styled "Comes." The Panegyric mentions Eusebia's father was dead by the time she married Constantius. The Panegyric mentions: "Now though I have much to say about her native land." Julian goes on to mention the history of Macedon, identifying her native city and then proceeds to speak of her family. "She is the daughter of a man who was considered worthy to hold the office that gives its name to the year, an office than in the past was powerful and actually called royal, but lost that title because of those who abused their power." ... "And if there be anyone who thinks that, because he I s... More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=14704377We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Late Roman-Era Macedonians: Late Roman-Era Thessalonians, Stobaeus, Eusebia, Peter the Patrician, Macedonius of Thessalonica. To get started finding Late Roman-Era Macedonians: Late Roman-Era Thessalonians, Stobaeus, Eusebia, Peter the Patrician, Macedonius of Thessalonica, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages
44
Format
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Publisher
Books LLC
Release
2010
ISBN
1158153929

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