Talk:Maxentius

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BTW, Guys, for information on Maxentius murdering babies, check out Norwich's 'Byzantium: The Early Centuries'. Atheists cannot compete with that.


 * I will add it in 2 days unless any can offer sources to contend with this.


 * Sorry, please do not. The source for that accusation is Eusebius' Ecclesiastical History, in an account where he projects almost every known commonplace about tyrants and persecutors on Maxentius. Persecution of Christians and murder of many senators are also mentioned there, but obviously false charges. Considering that context and the extremely pro-Constantinian bias of Eusebius in general, I'd not cite that piece of Tyrannentopik as a reliable source. For Constantinian propaganda, Maxentius was the Enemy and a tyrant; tyrants were usually accused of superstition and magical practices (since they could not possibly be pious); and a standard commonplace about dark magical arts was the sacrifice of infants. That's the line of the argument - it's history rewritten by the victor.
 * If Norwich has it still in his book, he's simply borrowing from Eusebius. Norwich is not a primary source... Varana 13:44, 30 December 2005 (UTC)
 * P.S. Please sign your contributions. Thanks.

Rare insignia
They just found one in Rome

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061203/ap_on_re_eu/italy_emperor_insignia —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 202.33.24.132 (talk • contribs).

Assessment comment
Substituted at 23:31, 29 April 2016 (UTC)

Crown Prince
Is this term meaningful in the context of the Roman Empire? Clivemacd (talk) 12:24, 26 September 2017 (UTC)

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Maxentius date of birth
Hi all,

there seems to be varying viewpoints on the year of Maxentius' birth. The only reliable source I seem to find is the book "tyranny and transformation" from the year 2000 by Eric Varner: which lists Maxentius as being born roughly from 276 to 283 (I would opt for the earlier end of the range as his son was born in 295, and its unlikely a 12-14 year old Maxentius would be even able to father a child). Can anyone find more specific dates/citations as to his birth year? Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by PrinceofFrancia (talk • contribs) 15:33, 16 November 2018 (UTC)