Bishops and the death of the augusti: the art of interpretation of a signifier fact of the empires’ life

The bishops, as heirs of legal and political values of antiquity, from a certain point onwards, recounted the salient events of the Empire and in particular focused on the death of Emperors. These interpreted this fact and so, favored the sovereign for which they wrote. They become arbiters of facts...

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Main Author: Antonio Pio Di Cosmo
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Universitat Jaume I 2020-12-01
Series:Potestas. Estudios del Mundo Clásico e Historia del Arte
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Online Access:http://www.e-revistes.uji.es/index.php/potestas/article/view/4513/6189
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Summary:The bishops, as heirs of legal and political values of antiquity, from a certain point onwards, recounted the salient events of the Empire and in particular focused on the death of Emperors. These interpreted this fact and so, favored the sovereign for which they wrote. They become arbiters of facts and judges of the Augusti. As Bishops, they discharged them or condemned them. These redesigned the imagery of the afterlife of the Emperor.
ISSN:1888-9867
2340-499X