The paper studies the presence in Eutropius’ narrative of the appearance of a comet after Constantine’s death, during the fratricidal struggles of his successors (crinitam stellam quae inusitatae magnitudinis aliquamdiu fulsit). Also Aurelius Victor told about the same prodigy, defining the comet tetrum sidus, but after him neither pagans nor Christians remember the story with the only exception of Philostorgius, in a fragment recovered thanks to Artemii Passio. A comet appeared also in Theophanes’ Chronography, not in connection with the death of Constantine but three years before, when Arius tried to obtain to return from exile.
Costantino e la cometa. Eutropio 10.8.2-3
BONAMENTE, Giorgio
2016
Abstract
The paper studies the presence in Eutropius’ narrative of the appearance of a comet after Constantine’s death, during the fratricidal struggles of his successors (crinitam stellam quae inusitatae magnitudinis aliquamdiu fulsit). Also Aurelius Victor told about the same prodigy, defining the comet tetrum sidus, but after him neither pagans nor Christians remember the story with the only exception of Philostorgius, in a fragment recovered thanks to Artemii Passio. A comet appeared also in Theophanes’ Chronography, not in connection with the death of Constantine but three years before, when Arius tried to obtain to return from exile.File in questo prodotto:
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