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Consular Diptych
In Late Antiquity, a consular diptych was a type of diptych intended as a de-luxe commemorative object. The diptychs were generally in ivory, wood or metal and decorated with rich relief sculpture. A consular diptych was commissioned by a ''consul ordinarius'' to mark his entry to that post, and was distributed as a commemorative reward to those who had supported his candidature or might support him in the future. History Origins From as early as the first century CE, some formal letters of appointment to office were known as "codicilli", little books, two or more flat pieces of (usually) wood, joined by clasps, lined with wax on which was written the letter of appointment. Later, the letter might be written on papyrus and presented within the covers. By the late fourth century, however, specially-commissioned diptychs began to be included among the gifts that appointees to high office distributed to celebrate and publicize the public games that were their principal duties. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diptych Areobindus Louvre OA9525
A diptych (, ) is any object with two flat plates which form a pair, often attached by a hinge. For example, the standard notebook and school exercise book of the ancient world was a diptych consisting of a pair of such plates that contained a recessed space filled with wax. Writing was accomplished by scratching the wax surface with a stylus. When the notes were no longer needed, the wax could be slightly heated and then smoothed to allow reuse. Ordinary versions had wooden frames, but more luxurious diptychs were crafted with more expensive materials. Etymology The word ''diptych'' is borrowed from the Latin , which itself is derived from the Late Greek () . is the neuter plural of () . Art ] As an art term a diptych is an artwork consisting of two pieces or panels that together create a single art piece. These can be fastened together or presented adjoining each other. In medieval times, panels were often hinged so that they could be closed and the artworks protect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constantinople
Constantinople (#Names of Constantinople, see other names) was a historical city located on the Bosporus that served as the capital of the Roman Empire, Roman, Byzantine Empire, Byzantine, Latin Empire, Latin, and Ottoman Empire, Ottoman empires between its consecration in 330 until 1930, when it was renamed to Istanbul. Initially as New Rome, Constantinople was founded in 324 during the reign of Constantine the Great on the site of the existing settlement of Byzantium, and shortly thereafter in 330 became the capital of the Roman Empire. Following the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the late 5th century, Constantinople remained the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire (also known as the Byzantine Empire; 330–1204 and 1261–1453), the Latin Empire (1204–1261), and the Ottoman Empire (1453–1922). Following the Turkish War of Independence, the Turkish capital then moved to Ankara. Although the city had been known as Istanbul since 1453, it was officially renamed as Is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strategius Apion
Flavia gens#As an imperial title, Flavius Strategius Apion (Greek language, Greek: Στρατήγιος Άπίων; died between 577 and 579) was a Patrician (ancient Rome)#Late Roman and Byzantine period, patrician and jurist of the Byzantine Empire, Eastern Roman Empire and the sole Roman consul of the year 539. He was a member of the wealthy and prominent Apion (family), Apion family of Oxyrhynchus, Egypt (Roman province), Egypt.. Biography Strategius Apion was the son of a senior Strategius and a patrician in the Byzantine Empire. He had a son named Strategius, named in one of the Oxyrhynchus Papyri. This son and his wife Eusebia maintained friendly relations with Pope Gregory I, mentioned in his extant correspondence.. The youngest Strategius was not the only heir of Apion mentioned in the latter's will. He shared his inheritance with Praejecta, another Apion, and Georgius. An interpretation of the text suggests Praejecta was the widow of Apion, while Strategius, Apion, and Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theodorus Philoxenus Soterichus Philoxenus
Theodoros or Theodorus () is a masculine given name, from which Theodore is derived. The feminine version is Theodora. It may refer to: Ancient world :''Ordered chronologically'' * Theodorus of Samos, 6th-century BC Greek sculptor, architect and inventor * Theodorus of Cyrene, 5th-century BC Libyan Greek mathematician * Theodorus of Byzantium, late 5th-century BC Greek sophist and orator * Theodorus the Atheist (c. 340–c. 250 BC), Libyan Greek philosopher * Theodorus of Athamania (), King of a tribe in Epirus * Theodorus (meridarch) (), civil governor of the Swat province of the Indo-Greek kingdom * Theodorus of Gadara, 1st-century BC Greek rhetorician * Theodorus of Asine (), Greek Neoplatonist philosopher * Theodorus of Tabennese (c. 314–368), Egyptian Christian monk * Theodorus (usurper) (), Roman usurper against Emperor Valens * Theodorus Priscianus, 4th-century physician at Constantinople * Theodorus I (bishop of Milan) (died 490) * Theodorus (consul 505) ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anastasius (consul 517)
Flavia gens#As an imperial title, Flavius Anastasius Paulus Probus Sabinianus Pompeius Anastasius (Greek language, Greek: Άναστάσιος; Floruit, fl. 517) was a politician of the Eastern Roman Empire. Life Anastasius was the son of Sabinian (consul 505), Sabinian, consul in 505, and of a niece of emperor Anastasius I Dicorus, Anastasius I, making him the emperor's grandnephew. He may have been the brother of Flavius Anastasius Paulus Probus Moschianus Probus Magnus, consul in 518. He was married to the Theodora (wife of Justinian I), Empress Theodora's illegitimate daughter, whose name has not survived. They had at least three children, John, Athenasius, and Anastasius, who was briefly married to Ioannina (daughter of Belisarius), Ioannina, the daughter of general Belisarius and Antonina (wife of Belisarius), Antonina. He held the consulship for the year 517. His consular diptych is preserved at the Bibliothèque Nationale de France. According to the inscription ( ) he h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Areobindus Dagalaiphus Areobindus
Flavius Areobindus Dagalaifus Areobindus (; 479–512) was an Eastern Roman general and politician. The scion of a distinguished line, he led troops in the Anastasian War, and served as consul in 506. During an urban riot in 512, Areobindus evaded a mob which wanted to force a change of government by proclaiming him emperor. He died soon after.Kazhdan (1991), p. 162 Origins and family Areobindus was born into an extremely distinguished family, which combined Roman and barbarian heritage: his father was Dagalaifus ( – after 461), consul in 461, who in turn was the son of Areobindus, consul in 434, both of Gothic origin. His mother was Godisthea (born ), daughter of Ardabur, general and consul in 447, and granddaughter of Aspar, the powerful Alan general and consul in 434.Martindale (1980), p. 143 Shortly after 478, Areobindus married Anicia Juliana (after 461 – 527/528), daughter of the Western Roman emperor Olybrius and his wife Placidia. Together they had a son, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rufius Achilius Sividius
Rufius Achilius Sividius ( 483–488) was a Roman senator under Odoacer's rule. His brothers included Rufius Achilius Maecius Placidus, and Anicius Acilius Aginantius Faustus. Biography He is defined as "quaestor" (perhaps ''quaestor sacri palatii'') in the inscription on his seat at the Colosseum. His consular diptych, which records his further career, has been preserved.. After his term as quaestor, Sividius was appointed ''praefectus urbi'' of Rome and then ''patricius''. In 488 he was consul ''posterior'' with Claudius Iulius Ecclesius Dynamius, both appointed by the court of Odoacer, and ''praefectus urbi'' for the second time. Notes Sources * "Rufius Achilius Sividius", ''Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire ''Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire'' (abbreviated as ''PLRE'') is a work of Roman prosopography published in a set of three volumes collectively describing many of the people attested to have lived in the Roman Empire from AD 260, the date ...'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manlius Boethius
Nar. Manlius Boethius (died ''circa'' 487) was a Roman and Italian aristocrat, who was appointed consul for 487. He was likely the father of the Roman philosopher, Boethius. Life He was probably the son of Boethius, the praetorian prefect of Italy, who was put to death by Emperor Valentinian III in 454, and probably the father of the famous philosopher Boethius; if this identification is correct, he died not long after 487, for Boethius is known to have been orphaned as a young boy and adopted by the aristocrat Quintus Aurelius Memmius Symmachus. Boethius' career can be derived from a consular diptych preserved in Brescia Brescia (, ; ; or ; ) is a city and (municipality) in the region of Lombardy, in Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, a few kilometers from the lakes Lake Garda, Garda and Lake Iseo, Iseo. With a population of 199,949, it is the se .... He was '' praefectus urbi'' of Rome (date unknown), then Praetorian prefect of Italy at some point betw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felix (consul 428)
Flavius Felix (died 430), sometimes erroneously called Constantius Felix, was a general of the Western Roman Empire, who reached the prominent rank of patrician before being killed probably by order of Aetius. For his consulate in 428 he issued some consular diptychs, one of which has been preserved until modern times. History Career Felix served during the reign of emperors Valentinian III and Theodosius II. Between 425 (year in which he was made patricius) and 429 he served as magister utriusque militae in defense of Italy, but despite a brief mention of one of his military actions in the ''Notitia Dignitatum'', his subordinates Bonifacius and Aetius were considered more significant in this regard. In the forcefield in which Felix was living, there was constant intrigue, rivalry and murder. In Ravenna, a powerful ruler was missing, because the emperor Valentinian III was a minor and the empire was ruled by his mother Galla Placidia. The empress-mother had her guided by he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constantius III
Constantius III (died 2 September 421) was briefly Western Roman emperor in 421, having earned the throne through his capability as a general under Honorius. By 411 he had achieved the rank of ''magister militum'', and in the same year he suppressed the revolt of the usurper Constantine III. Constantius went on to lead campaigns against various barbarian groups in Hispania and Gaul, recovering much of both for the Western Roman Empire. He married Honorius's sister Galla Placidia in 417, a sign of his ascendant status, and was proclaimed co-emperor by Honorius on 8 February 421. Constantius reigned for seven months before dying on 2 September 421. Life Early life Constantius was born in Naissus, Moesia, (present-day Niš, Serbia) of Illyrian origin. Constantius served as a general under Honorius, rising to the rank of ''Magister militum'' (Master of the Soldiers) by 411. Revolt of Constantine III In 411 Constantius was sent by Honorius to put down the revolt of Const ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diptych
A diptych (, ) is any object with two flat plates which form a pair, often attached by a hinge. For example, the standard notebook and school exercise book of the ancient world was a diptych consisting of a pair of such plates that contained a recessed space filled with wax. Writing was accomplished by scratching the wax surface with a stylus. When the notes were no longer needed, the wax could be slightly heated and then smoothed to allow reuse. Ordinary versions had wooden frames, but more luxurious diptychs were crafted with more expensive materials. Etymology The word ''diptych'' is borrowed from the Latin , which itself is derived from the Late Greek () . is the neuter plural of () . Art ] As an art term a diptych is an artwork consisting of two pieces or panels that together create a single art piece. These can be fastened together or presented adjoining each other. In medieval times, panels were often hinged so that they could be closed and the artworks protected. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anicius Petronius Probus
Anicius Petronius Probus ( 395–406 AD) was a politician of the Western Roman Empire. Biography A member of the ''gens'' Anicia, he was the son of Sextus Claudius Petronius Probus. (consul in 371) and of Anicia Faltonia Proba;. his elder brothers were Anicius Hermogenianus Olybrius and Anicius Probinus (consuls in 395), and his sister was Anicia Proba.Jerome, ''Letters'', 130.7 In 395, he is attested as quaestor elected by the Emperor. In 406, Anicius was consul contemporaneously with the Eastern Emperor Arcadius.Zosimus, VI.3.1. One of his consular diptychs is preserved at the ''Museo del tesoro della cattedrale di Aosta'', and depicts Emperor Honorius. Probus was a Christian A Christian () is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, a Monotheism, monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus in Christianity, Jesus Christ. Christians form the largest religious community in the wo .... Notes Bibliography * , an inscription ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
