Eusebia, Elena e l’imperatore romano Giuliano l’Apostata

Anna Pająkowska‑Bouallegui

Eusebia, Elena e l’imperatore romano Giuliano l’Apostata

Data publikacji: 21.12.2023

Studia Historica Gedanensia, 2023, Tom 14 (2023), s. 34-49

https://doi.org/10.4467/23916001HG.23.004.18805

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Eusebia, Elena e l’imperatore romano Giuliano l’Apostata

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The Emperor Flavius Claudius Julianus, known to posterity as the Apostate, is an extraordinary figure in the history of the Roman Empire. And although he was Caesar for only five years (355–360), and Emperor for less than two years (361–363), he became famous as a wise and just ruler, a good commander, a brave soldier, and an efficient administrator. He was also a great lover of ancient culture and a talented writer. He left behind many official letters and literary works. His writings provide valuable information both about the Roman state in the fourth century and about himself and his family. He was also one of the best educated Roman rulers, well versed in Greek and Latin literature, philosophy, and history.

Two exceptional women played a particularly important role in the life of Julian the Apostate: his wife Helena and Eusebia, the wife of Emperor Constantius II, his cousin. Both were endowed with many good qualities, which are mentioned not only by Julian the Apostate himself in his writings, but also by other ancient authors, including the historians Ammianus Marcellinus, Eutropius, Zosimos, the rhetorician Libanius, and historians of the Church Socrates Scholasticus and Hermias Sozomen. Both Eusebia and Helena are very interesting figures. But, while about Eusebia there is a great deal of information in various sources, about Helena there are only brief mentions. Nevertheless, both of these empresses are worth closer attention. In my article, written in Italian, I present a picture of the virtues of Helena and Eusebia, as contained in the writings of the Emperor Julian the Apostate himself, as well as other ancient authors.

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ulian the Apostate, Helena, Eusebia, the Constantine dynasty, the Roman Empire in the fourth century

Julian Apostata, Helena, Euzebia, dynastia konstantyńska, Cesarstwo Rzymskie w IV w.

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Informacje: Studia Historica Gedanensia, 2023, Tom 14 (2023), s. 34-49

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4467/23916001HG.23.004.18805

Typ artykułu: Oryginalny artykuł naukowy

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Włoski: Eusebia, Elena e l’imperatore romano Giuliano l’Apostata

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Eusebia, Helena, and the Emperor Julian the Apostate

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Anna Pająkowska‑Bouallegui

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0383-8098

Uniwersytet Gdański
ul. Bażyńskiego 1a 80-952 Gdańsk, Polska

Publikacja: 21.12.2023

Status artykułu: Otwarte

Licencja: Żadna

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