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Ripa Gothica
Ripa Gothia is a region of the Byzantine Empire mentioned by Flavius Dalmatius. References Goths {{Europe-geo-stub See Henry Melvill Gwatkins’ “The Cambridge Medieval History: The Christian Roman Empire and the Foundation of the Teutonic Kingdoms”, 1911. Reference made to Ripa Gothica being ceded by Constantine to his nephew Delmatius. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Byzantium Under The Constantinian And Valentinian Dynasties
Byzantine Empire under the Constantinian and Valentinianic dynasties was the earliest period of the Byzantine history that saw a shift in government from Rome in the West to Constantinople in the East within the Roman Empire under emperor Constantine the Great and his successors. Constantinople, formally named Nova Roma, was founded in the city of Byzantium ( grc, Βυζάντιον, Byzántion), which is the origin of the historiographical name for the Eastern Empire, which self-identified simply as the "Roman Empire". Prelude to the creation of the Byzantine Empire Economic strife In the 3rd century, the Roman Empire suffered troubling economic difficulties that spread over a wide portion of its provinces. Drastic decreases in population throughout the western parts of the empire, along with a general degradation of society within the cities, exacerbated the crisis leading to a shortage of labor. The ''latifundia'', or great estates, added to the troubles by forcing many o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flavius Dalmatius
:''This article deals with the censor. For the Caesar (335-337) Flavius Dalmatius, son of the censor, see Dalmatius. Flavius Dalmatius (died 337), also known as Dalmatius the Censor, was a censor (333), and a member of the Constantinian dynasty, which ruled over the Roman Empire at the beginning of the 4th century. Dalmatius was the son of Constantius Chlorus and Flavia Maximiana Theodora, and thus half-brother of the Emperor Constantine I. Dalmatius spent his youth in the Gallic Tolosa. It is probable that his two sons, Dalmatius and Hannibalianus, were born here. During the mid-320s, Flavius Dalmatius returned to Constantinople, to the court of his half-brother, and was appointed consul and censor in 333. In Antioch, Flavius was responsible for the security of the eastern borders of the realm. During this period, he examined the case of bishop Athanasius of Alexandria, an important opponent of Arianism, who was accused of murder. In 334, Flavius suppressed the revolt of Cal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |