Imperial Identity Seen Through Art. The Case of Maria Theresa – Considerations by Vlăsceanu Mihaela

“…Hereditary successor to a long line of Holy Roman emperors, Maria Theresa changed the perspective on monarchy and constructed a different identity, that of female agency. …”
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La tipología urbanística alejandrina en la ciudad helenística by Joaquín Montero Múñiz

“…The planning and foundation of new cities during the Hellenistic era are not only a motor of economic development, political and military control of the territory or cultural diffusion, but a very important and deep factor of the royal political propaganda that will be used later by the Román emperors.</p>…”
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The Plus Oultra writing cabinet of Charles V: Expression of the sacred imperialism of the Austrias by Ángeles Jordano

“…These scenes are complemented by medallion heads of Roman emperors to portray Charles V as legitimate successor to the Ancient Roman Empire. …”
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The Role of Imperial Women in the Monetary Distributions (Liberalitas) in Rome in the Light of Numismatic Sources by Katarzyna Balbuza

“… Liberalitas was one of the most important forms of social activities of the Roman emperors. In quantitative terms, it is also one of the five most important imperial virtues. …”
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On the Question Legal and Cultural Interaction Between the Sasanian Iran and the Eastern Roman Empire by Viktor M. Melnik

“…The author’s attention is devoted to the antique community in the legal content of imperial titles, the correlation of temporary and spatial understanding of the power of the Roman emperors and the power of the Persian Šâhanšâh’s. …”
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Das Asklepieion in Pergamon zwischen Religion und Medizin by Milan Kostrešević

“…The paper has the task of analyzing the relationship between religion and medicine in the ancient city of Pergamon, primarily in the early days of the Roman emperors, analyzing the cult of Asklepios, one of the central cults, also known for its widely visited pagan sanctuary, located in the seat of this ancient center. …”
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On the education of the sons of Constantine the Great by Ivan A. Mirolyubov

“…Constantine gained the im-perial title in 306 AD and kept it for thirty years — longer than any of roman emperors after Augustus. Constantine united the Roman Empire under his sole rule and built an imperial dynasty. …”
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The authorship of the Historia Augusta: Two new computer studies by Stover, J, Kestemont, M

“…The Historia Augusta is a collection of biographies of Roman emperors stretching from Hadrian(117-138) to Carus (282-83) and his son Carinus (283-285). …”

Building the city of God: imperial patronage and local influence in Jerusalem from Theodosius I to Justinian (379-565 ad) by Klein, K

“…<p>This thesis offers a fresh study of the sources on the history of the city of Jerusalem in the period between the reigns of the Roman emperors Theodosius the Great and Justinian I. …”

2018 RSJ/CCCU Article Prize Winner: The Princely Woman and the Emperor: Imagery of Female Rule in Benzo of Alba’s Ad Heinricum IV by Alison Creber

“…He depicted Henry IV of Germany not simply as a Christian emperor ruling within the traditions of earlier Roman emperors, but also as a second Christ. Benzo also presented Adelaide of Turin, ruler of the mark of Turin and Henry’s mother-in-law, as a princely woman. …”
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YOURCENAR E A VITA HADRIANI. (Dossiê: O Mundo Antigo: Literatura e Historiografia) by Anderson Martins Esteves

“…<br /><br />Abstract: In this paper I will firstly indicate the most significant characteristics of the portrait of Hadrian in the Historia Augusta, a work of lesser literary importance, disputed date and autorship, composed by an amount of uitae of Roman emperors, from the principate of Hadrian (117-138) to the principate of Carinus (283-285). …”
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Żołnierze "scholae palatinae" – „nowi pretorianie” późnego cesarstwa by Ireneusz Łuć

“…Even though at first scholares seemed different from milites praetoriani (i.a. in terms of ethnic origin, serving as the horsemen), they were, in fact, the successors of the elite guard unit of the Roman emperors. They held the same status and were entrusted with similar tasks during their service. …”
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YOURCENAR E A VITA HADRIANI. (Dossiê: O Mundo Antigo: Literatura e Historiografia) by Anderson Martins Esteves

“…Abstract: In this paper I will firstly indicate the most significant characteristics of the portrait of Hadrian in the Historia Augusta, a work of lesser literary importance, disputed date and autorship, composed by an amount of uitae of Roman emperors, from the principate of Hadrian (117-138) to the principate of Carinus (283-285). …”
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W kręgu religijności antycznej − misteria eleuzyjskie. Od mitu do kultu by Jarosław Nowaszczuk

“…Among the initiates were both slaves and Roman emperors. The doctrine associated with the ceremonial regulated not only the sphere of religious life, but was a reflection of the outlook on life, concerned social and state affairs. …”
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The Concepts of Justice and Piety in the Byzantine Political and Philosophical Thought of the 4th Century by Evgeniy Karchagin, Svetlana Tokareva, Dmitriy Yavorskiy

“…These processes is due to the influence of religious discourse on political one which is quite understandable in the works of theologians, on the one hand, and the crisis of polis and republican political technologies and discourses in the situation of increasing complexity of administrative tasks faced by the Roman emperors of the 4th century, on the other hand which subsequently led to the formation of a specific Byzantine “taxis” – a socio-cultural order. …”
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Saint Helen: On the Problem of British Origin by Maria Evgenyevna Loshkareva, Pavel Aleksandrovich Ryazanov

“…Interpreting the version of Geoffrey, Adam of Usk presents Britain as the ancestral home of the Roman emperors and the Greek Basileis. The stability of the myth of the British Helen is explained by its extraordinary attractiveness: it turned out to be an important link between Britain and the Roman Empire allowing the island’s “peripheral” history to be woven into the fabric of world history.…”
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St. Victorinus’ doctrine of power and state by Vladimir Vasiik

“…The last in this series in Diocletianus, who almost completely corresponds to the features of the “resurrected Nero”, i.e. he comes from the East, kills three kings, behaves as an actor and hypocrite, and, most importantly, is the most ruthless persecutor of Christians of all the Roman emperors. The presence of his co-ruler Galerius may suggest an analogy with the false prophet of Antichrist, i.e. the Second Beast of the Revelation. …”
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Św. Justyn – „sprawiedliwy pośród narodów” by Justyna E. Wróblewska

“…Then as an apologist – he defended Christianity from unfounded accusations by Roman emperors and cultural elites. He defended the Christian faith through the use of rational arguments. …”
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El poder de la Iglesia imperial: el mito de Costantino y el papado romano by Ramón TEJA

“…Even nowadays the Pope keeps some power rituals and ceremonial inherited from the Roman emperors of the Ancient times.…”
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Contributions to Anatolian History and Numismatics 13-14 by Johannes Nollé

“…Especially at times when Roman emperors led campaigns against the Iranians (Persians?)…”
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