L’affaire di Isocasio e le relazioni tra pagani e cristiani nella Costantinopoli di Leone I

In 467, the quaestor sacri palatii Isocasius was accused of paganism and, for this reason, tried in the court of the praefectus praetorio Orientis Fl. Pusaeus; he saved his own life only by baptism. Despite appearances, the episode cannot be reduced to a mere religious conflict, and offers the chanc...

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Main Author: Laura Mecella
Format: Article
Language:Italian
Published: Salvatore Sciascia Editore 2023-09-01
Series:Mythos
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/mythos/6230
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description In 467, the quaestor sacri palatii Isocasius was accused of paganism and, for this reason, tried in the court of the praefectus praetorio Orientis Fl. Pusaeus; he saved his own life only by baptism. Despite appearances, the episode cannot be reduced to a mere religious conflict, and offers the chance to develop a broader reflection on the relations between pagans and Christians in the Eastern Roman Empire around the middle of the fifth century.
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L’affaire di Isocasio e le relazioni tra pagani e cristiani nella Costantinopoli di Leone I
Mythos
Isocasius
Leo I
Iacobus
last pagans
Constantinople
title L’affaire di Isocasio e le relazioni tra pagani e cristiani nella Costantinopoli di Leone I
title_full L’affaire di Isocasio e le relazioni tra pagani e cristiani nella Costantinopoli di Leone I
title_fullStr L’affaire di Isocasio e le relazioni tra pagani e cristiani nella Costantinopoli di Leone I
title_full_unstemmed L’affaire di Isocasio e le relazioni tra pagani e cristiani nella Costantinopoli di Leone I
title_short L’affaire di Isocasio e le relazioni tra pagani e cristiani nella Costantinopoli di Leone I
title_sort l affaire di isocasio e le relazioni tra pagani e cristiani nella costantinopoli di leone i
topic Isocasius
Leo I
Iacobus
last pagans
Constantinople
url http://journals.openedition.org/mythos/6230
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