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Roman Christian author (c. 250 – c. 325)
the Renaissance by humanists, who called Lactantius the "Christian Cicero". Also often attributed to Lactantius is the poem The Phoenix, which is based
Lactantius
4th century Roman writer
Lactantius Placidus (c. 350 – c. 400 AD) was the presumed author of a commentary on Statius's poem Thebaid. Wilhelm Siegmund Teuffel considered him to
Lactantius_Placidus
Roman emperor from 284 to 305
to comply with his plan. Lactantius also claims that he had done the same to Maximian at Sirmium. Scholars doubt Lactantius' account, since he had a strong
Diocletian
Demon associated with the underworld
Statius's Thebaid often attributed in manuscripts to a Lactantius Placidus, (c. 350–400 AD). The Lactantius Placidus commentary became the most common medieval
Demogorgon
312 AD battle in the Civil Wars of the Tetrarchy
to Africa. According to Christian chroniclers Eusebius of Caesarea and Lactantius, the battle marked the beginning of Constantine's conversion to Christianity
Battle_of_the_Milvian_Bridge
Persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire (303–313)
Lactantius, Divinae Institutiones 5.2.12–13; Digeser, Christian Empire, 5. Lactantius, Divinae Institutiones 5.2.3; Frend, "Prelude", 13. Lactantius,
Diocletianic_Persecution
Logical dilemma in philosophy
omniscient, omnipotent, and omnibenevolent. The paradox, reported by Lactantius, who attributes it to Epicurus, is based on some questions and proceeds
Epicurean_paradox
Latin motto
Chi-Rho or a Christian Cross. Lucius Caecilius Firmianus Lactantius (generally known as Lactantius) was an early Christian author (c. 240 – c. 320) who became
In_hoc_signo_vinces
Immortal bird that is cyclically reborn
similar in size to an eagle, but Lactantius and Ezekiel the Dramatist both claim that the phoenix was larger, with Lactantius declaring that it was even larger
Phoenix_(mythology)
Roman emperor from 305 to 311
Paschal Chronicle Ol.268 and the contemporary Lactantius, DMP 19.2) is invalid and confused. Lactantius is commenting on Diocletian and the place where
Galerius
Christian text by Lactantius
Firmianus Lactantius Evolution Publishing, Merchantville, NJ ISBN 978-1-935228-20-2, p. 2 Lactantius. On the Deaths of the Persecutors, p. 93. Lactantius. On
De_mortibus_persecutorum
Roman emperor from 306 to 337
43; Digeser, 122; Jones, 72; Odahl, 106. Lactantius, De Mortibus Persecutorum 44.4–6, tr. J. L. Creed, Lactantius: De Mortibus Persecutorum (Oxford: Oxford
Constantine_the_Great
Pupil of Lactantius
Demetrianus was a former pupil of Lactantius, but little is known about him. It was to him that Lactantius, a convert to Christianity, addressed his book
Demetrianus
Legalization of Christianity in the Roman Empire (313)
the story as it has come down in church history. The version found in Lactantius is not in the form of an edict. It is a letter from Licinius to the governors
Edict_of_Milan
Symbol for Jesus Christ (ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ)
III Euergetes (r. 246–222 BC) were marked with a Chi-Rho. According to Lactantius, a Latin historian of North African origins saved from poverty by the
Chi_Rho
Emperor Constantine's relationship, views, and laws regarding Christianity
happened. Lactantius, writing 313–315 and around twenty years before Eusebius's Life, also does not mention a vision in the sky. Instead, Lactantius mentions
Constantine the Great and Christianity
Constantine_the_Great_and_Christianity
Son of Emperor Galerius
Firmianus Lactantius Evolution Publishing, Merchantville, NJ ISBN 978-1-935228-20-2, p. 91 Lactantius. On the Deaths of the Persecutors, p. 63 Lactantius. On
Candidianus_(son_of_Galerius)
Poem attributed to Lactantius
believe that Lactantius may have written the poem before his conversion to Christianity. The majority of scholars accept that Lactantius was the author
De_ave_phoenice
Roman emperor from 306 to 307
title in the Tetrarchy) of the western half of the empire. According to Lactantius, Diocletian objected to Galerius's suggestion, saying in response, "What
Severus_II
Theological work by Lactantius
the Christian Roman philosopher Lactantius, written between AD 303 and 311. Arguably the most important of Lactantius's works, the Divinae institutiones—the
The_Divine_Institutes
Roman emperor from 253 to 260
ignominious slavery among the Parthians." An early Christian source, Lactantius (thought to be virulently anti-Persian due to the persecution of Christians
Valerian_(emperor)
Apostle of Jesus
historians, including Irenaeus, Tertullian, Hegesippus, Clement of Alexandria, Lactantius, and Eusebius attest that Peter spent his closing years in Rome, and along
Saint_Peter
Priestess presiding over the Apollonian oracle at Cumae
Lactantius, 1.6.10. Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Roman Antiquities IV.62 (repeated by Aulus Gellius I.19); Varro, according to a remark in Lactantius I
Cumaean_Sibyl
phoenice by Lactantius (early fourth century), the Bible, and Hexaemeron by Ambrose. The first part of the poem is based solely on Lactantius' piece; the
The Phoenix (Old English poem)
The_Phoenix_(Old_English_poem)
Late 3rd/early 4th century Roman aristocrat and official
mentioned by Lactantius who accused Jesus of having gathered a band of brigands may have been Sossianus Hierocles. According to Lactantius the individual
Sossianus_Hierocles
errors of Lactantius. His choice of the spelling Lactentius rather than the more common Lactantius was intended to signify that Lactantius was a "babe
Antonio_da_Rho
British documentary drama television series
while outside the city Lactantius tries to convince Constantine to convert to Christianity. Constantine initially dismisses Lactantius but, after seeing what
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
Ancient_Rome:_The_Rise_and_Fall_of_an_Empire
Son of Roman emperor Severus
Persecutorum by Lucius Caecilius Firmianus Lactantius. Arx Publishing. pp. 91–92. ISBN 978-1-935228-20-2. Lactantius provides the only extant information on
Flavius_Severianus
Christian apostle and missionary (c. 5 – c. 64/65)
cast him into prison. Lactantius. "Of the Manner in Which the Persecutors Died, addressed to Donatus". ccel.org. Lactantius. "De mortibus persecutorum
Paul_the_Apostle
Water deity
[citation needed] In his commentary on Statius's Thebaid, Latin poet Lactantius Placidus says that the virgin Castalia, trying to escape Apollo's unwanted
Castalia
2nd-century Roman author and grammarian
the author's name in the form of "Agellius", which is used by Priscian; Lactantius, Servius and Saint Augustine had "A. Gellius" instead. Scholars from the
Aulus_Gellius
Roman emperor from 310 to 313
Illyria, where he was born. The form "Daia" given by the Christian writer Lactantius, an important source on the emperor's life, is considered a misspelling
Maximinus_Daza
27 BC–476/1453 AD state and civilization
DePalma Digeser, Elizabeth (2000). The Making of a Christian Empire: Lactantius and Rome. CUP. p. 53. ISBN 0801435943. Morris & Scheidel (2009), p. 183
Roman_Empire
Roman writer and poet (c. 239 – c. 169 BC)
cultural impact (this belief is now known as euhemerism). Both Cicero and Lactantius write that the Euhemerus was a "translat[ion] and a recount[ing]" of Euhemerus's
Ennius
Lost philosophical work by Cicero
Maurus Servius Honoratus and Nonius Marcellus, the early Christian author Lactantius, and the Church Father Augustine of Hippo (the latter of whom explicitly
Hortensius_(Cicero)
Continuation of the Roman Empire (330–1453)
Horace Hydatius Hyginus Jerome Jordanes Julius Paulus Justin Juvenal Lactantius Livy Lucan Lucretius Macrobius Marcellus Empiricus Marcus Aurelius Manilius
Byzantine_Empire
Roman empress from 284 to 305
Licinius had Prisca and her daughter killed. According to the Latin writer Lactantius, Prisca and her daughter Valeria were "forced to be polluted" by sacrificing
Prisca_(empress)
Man-eating horses in Greek mythology
usual, non-carnivorous diet. Lactantius Placidus (c. 350–400 CE), a scholiast on Statius states in explicitly. Lactantius also reports that Heracles afterwards
Mares_of_Diomedes
Lost philosophical work by Cicero
preserved by the early Christian author Lactantius in his work Institutiones Divinae (The Divine Institutes). Lactantius used the excerpts from the Consolatio
Consolatio_(Cicero)
Ancient Greek bishop
earlier Christian writer of the same name who is mentioned by the writer Lactantius. Philippe Labbe, Sacrosancta concilia ad regiam editionem exacta vol.
Asclepiades_of_Tralles
Roman civilisation from the 8th century BC to the 5th century AD
Historia Augusta, The Life of Aurelian, 32 and The Life of Claudius, 1. Lactantius, pp. 697-8. Joannes Zonaras. Epitome: From Diocletian to the death of
Ancient_Rome
Roman mythical character
Hercules, who had in turn stolen the cattle from Geryon. According to Lactantius and Servius, she was cultivated as a deity in recognition of her service
Caca_(mythology)
Ancient Greek philosopher
of fiction and political utopianism. Early Christian writers, such as Lactantius, used Euhemerus's belief that the ancient gods were originally human to
Euhemerus
Oracles in Ancient Greece
Sibyl, probably Etruscan in origin, added by the Romans. According to Lactantius' Divine Institutions (Book 1, Ch. 6), Varro (first century BC) lists these
Sibyl
Roman emperor from 286 to 305
offered. Lactantius charged that Maximian defiled senators' daughters and traveled with young virgins to satisfy his unending lust, though Lactantius' credibility
Maximian
First century biography, by Quintus Curtius Rufus
Horace Hydatius Hyginus Jerome Jordanes Julius Paulus Justin Juvenal Lactantius Livy Lucan Lucretius Macrobius Marcellus Empiricus Marcus Aurelius Manilius
Histories of Alexander the Great
Histories_of_Alexander_the_Great
Ancient Roman office
Horace Hydatius Hyginus Jerome Jordanes Julius Paulus Justin Juvenal Lactantius Livy Lucan Lucretius Macrobius Marcellus Empiricus Marcus Aurelius Manilius
Promagistrate
9; Paulus apud Festus, p. 27; Servius Danielis, note to Aeneid 5.54; Lactantius Placidus, note to Statius, Theb. 4.459–60. Livy, 1.38.7, 1.55.1–6. Dionysius
List_of_Roman_deities
Misconception that people in the Middle Ages believed Earth to be flat
heaven, and contradicted that opinion of Austin [St. Augustine], Basil, Lactantius, that held the Earth round as a trencher (whom Acosta and common experience
Myth_of_the_flat_Earth
Roman emperor from AD 54 to 68
you will find that Nero was the first that persecuted this doctrine." Lactantius (c. 240–320) also said that Nero "first persecuted the servants of God"
Nero
Greek god of the sky and king of the gods
Otto (1922), Orphicorum Fragmenta, Berlin, 1922. Internet Archive. Lactantius, Lactantius: Divine Institutes, translated by Anthony Bowen and Peter Garnsey
Zeus
Ancient Greek philosopher (c. 470–399 BC)
as a whole; however, works on Socrates from Christian scholars such as Lactantius, Eusebius and Augustine were maintained in the Byzantine Empire, where
Socrates
Belief that Roman Emperor Nero would return after his death
Lactantius, writing in the early 4th century, does not directly endorse the idea himself, but documents the persistence of the belief. Lactantius ties
Nero_Redivivus
2nd-century Numidian Latin-language writer, rhetorician and philosopher
attacked by Augustine of Hippo in The City of God (Books VIII to X), while Lactantius reserved it for short-lived creatures. De Deo Socratis contains a passage
Apuleius
Roman general and dictator (100–44 BC)
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Julius_Caesar
Horace Hydatius Hyginus Jerome Jordanes Julius Paulus Justin Juvenal Lactantius Livy Lucan Lucretius Macrobius Marcellus Empiricus Marcus Aurelius Manilius
Social_class_in_ancient_Rome
Roman scholar, writer and historian (c. 54 BC – c. AD 39)
large fragment of the Historiae itself, cited by Lactantius in Institutiones Divinae 7.15.14. The Lactantius fragment is prefatory (introductory) in character
Seneca_the_Elder
Literary work by Sallust
Horace Hydatius Hyginus Jerome Jordanes Julius Paulus Justin Juvenal Lactantius Livy Lucan Lucretius Macrobius Marcellus Empiricus Marcus Aurelius Manilius
Bellum_Jugurthinum
Social-cultural system
made prominent by St. Augustine following the interpretation given by Lactantius in Divinae institutiones, IV, 28. The medieval usage alternates with order
Religion
Australian historian of the Graeco-Roman world (born 1938)
the late Antique World (2001). Cambridge University Press. Co-author. Lactantius, Divine Institutes. Introd/Transl./Notes (2003). Liverpool University
Peter_Garnsey
Philosophical system
bad things come from? Or why does he not eliminate them?|Lactantius|De Ira DeorumLactantius, De Ira Deorum, 13.19 (Epicurus, Frag. 374, Usener). David
Epicureanism
306–324 wars between Roman co-emperors
p. 108. Lactantius, De Mortibus Persecutorum 44.8 Barnes 1981, p. 43. Jones 1978, p. 72. Digeser 2000, p. 122. Odahl 2004, p. 106. Lactantius, De Mortibus
Civil_wars_of_the_Tetrarchy
Collection of prophecies used in Rome
temple of Jupiter. The story is alluded to in Varro's lost books quoted in Lactantius Institutiones Divinae (I: 6) and by Origen, and told by Aulus Gellius
Sibylline_Books
Roman historian (c. AD 69 – after AD 122)
Horace Hydatius Hyginus Jerome Jordanes Julius Paulus Justin Juvenal Lactantius Livy Lucan Lucretius Macrobius Marcellus Empiricus Marcus Aurelius Manilius
Suetonius
Symbol of Christianity
demons (Tertullian, "De Corona," iii.; Cyprian, "Testimonies," xi. 21–22; Lactantius, "Divinæ Institutiones," iv. 27, and elsewhere). Accordingly the Christian
Christian_cross
Roman architectural feature
Horace Hydatius Hyginus Jerome Jordanes Julius Paulus Justin Juvenal Lactantius Livy Lucan Lucretius Macrobius Marcellus Empiricus Marcus Aurelius Manilius
1st-century_Roman_domes
Ancient Roman city in present day Milan, Italy
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Mediolanum
Aspect of ancient Roman society
character; disinhibited, colourful and licentious. According to Juvenal and Lactantius, it featured erotic dancing and stripping by prostitutes, instigated by
Prostitution_in_ancient_Rome
Twentieth letter in the Greek alphabet
branches has pointed out to you the steep path which rises on the right. Lactantius, an early Christian author (c. 240 – c. 320), refers to this: For they
Upsilon
Early 2nd century Roman poet
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Juvenal
260 Sasanian victory over Rome
located near the ancient city of Shushtar. According to another source (Lactantius), Shapur humiliated Valerian, using the former emperor as a human stepstool
Battle_of_Edessa
Ancient Greek philosopher (341–270 BC)
this time. The Epicurean paradox is a version of the problem of evil. Lactantius attributes this trilemma to Epicurus in De Ira Dei, 13, 20-21: God, he
Epicurus
Horace Hydatius Hyginus Jerome Jordanes Julius Paulus Justin Juvenal Lactantius Livy Lucan Lucretius Macrobius Marcellus Empiricus Marcus Aurelius Manilius
Latin_literature
Roman emperor from 306 to 312
tetrarchy, and Valerius Severus and Maximinus Daza were appointed Caesars. Lactantius' Epitome states that Galerius hated Maxentius and used his influence with
Maxentius
Roman caesar from 317 to 326
tutor in rhetoric was the Late Latin historian of Early Christianity Lactantius. After his elevation to imperial rank, at which point he was also entitled
Crispus
Nymph in Greek mythology
connection to the goddess. This myth survives in the works of Latin grammarian Lactantius Placidus and the first of the three anonymous Vatican Mythographers, whose
Peristera_(mythology)
Latin origin of the modern lexeme religion
made prominent by Augustine of Hippo, following the interpretation of Lactantius in Divinae institutiones, IV, 28. Newer research shows that in the ancient
Religio
Ancient kingdom in Southeastern Europe (168 BC – 106 AD)
ISBN 978-1-895571-19-6. Lactantius, Venantius Honorius Clementianus Fortunatus (1871). "26". In Roberts, Alexander (ed.). The Works of Lactantius: A treatise on
Dacia
Roman goddess; either the wife, sister, or daughter of Faunus
Christian author Lactantius called her Fenta Fauna and said that she was both the sister and wife of Faunus; according to Lactantius, Fatua sang the fata
Fauna_(deity)
1st-century Latin poet from Hispania
Horace Hydatius Hyginus Jerome Jordanes Julius Paulus Justin Juvenal Lactantius Livy Lucan Lucretius Macrobius Marcellus Empiricus Marcus Aurelius Manilius
Martial
Ancient Greek analogue astronomical computer
Archimedes' device is also mentioned by later Roman era writers such as Lactantius (Divinarum Institutionum Libri VII), Claudian (In sphaeram Archimedes)
Antikythera_mechanism
Hebrew religious text ascribed to Enoch
Minucius Felix, Irenaeus, Origen, Cyprian, Hippolytus, Commodianus, Lactantius and Cassian. After Cassian and before the modern "rediscovery", some excerpts
Book_of_Enoch
Ancient Roman title
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Augustus_(title)
316 AD battle between the Roman emperors Constantine I and Licinius
of the battle of Cibalae in 316, see A.S. Christensen, L. Baerentzen, Lactantius the Historian, Museum Tusculanum Press, 1980, p. 23, W. Treadgold, A history
Battle_of_Cibalae
Biblical figure prior to Noah's flood
Athenagoras of Athens, Irenaeus, Clement of Alexandria, Origen, Tertullian, and Lactantius all speak highly of Enoch and contain many allusions to the Book of Enoch
Enoch
Ancient city near modern Naples, Italy
Horace Hydatius Hyginus Jerome Jordanes Julius Paulus Justin Juvenal Lactantius Livy Lucan Lucretius Macrobius Marcellus Empiricus Marcus Aurelius Manilius
Pompeii
Archaic conception of Earth's shape
of Antioch and Lactantius, both of whom held anti-Hellenistic views and associated the round-Earth view with pagan cosmology. Lactantius, a western Christian
Flat_Earth
Collection of oracular utterances
Theophilus, Bishop of Antioch (c. 180), Clement of Alexandria (c. 200), Lactantius (c. 305), and Augustine (c. 400), all knew various versions of the pseudo-Sibylline
Sibylline_Oracles
Groups of peasant insurgents in the later Roman Empire
Horace Hydatius Hyginus Jerome Jordanes Julius Paulus Justin Juvenal Lactantius Livy Lucan Lucretius Macrobius Marcellus Empiricus Marcus Aurelius Manilius
Bagaudae
1st-century BC didactic poem by Lucretius
paganism and superstition", Lactantius claimed that they were futile against the "True Faith" of Christianity. Lactantius also disparages the science
De_rerum_natura
Ancient Roman political office
Horace Hydatius Hyginus Jerome Jordanes Julius Paulus Justin Juvenal Lactantius Livy Lucan Lucretius Macrobius Marcellus Empiricus Marcus Aurelius Manilius
Tribune_of_the_plebs
Etymological encyclopedia compiled by Isidore of Seville
that he used "at second or third hand", Aulus Gellius, Nonius Marcellus, Lactantius, Macrobius, and Martianus Capella. Barney further notes as "most striking"
Etymologiae
Study of classical antiquity
Lucretius. Late Latin authors include many Christian writers such as Lactantius, Tertullian and Ambrose; non-Christian authors, such as the historian
Classics
Type of authority in ancient Rome
Horace Hydatius Hyginus Jerome Jordanes Julius Paulus Justin Juvenal Lactantius Livy Lucan Lucretius Macrobius Marcellus Empiricus Marcus Aurelius Manilius
Imperium
Topics referred to by the same term
Phoenix, a play by Morgan Spurlock The Phoenix, a Latin poem attributed to Lactantius Phoenix (French band), a French alternative rock band Phoenix (Romanian
Phoenix
Son of Ares and Cyrene in Greek mythology
human flesh, the horses returned to the more common diet for horses. Lactantius Placidus (c. 350–400 CE), a scholiast on Statius states in explicitly
Diomedes_of_Thrace
Spanish bishop (256–359)
Council of Nicaea and also presided at the Council of Serdica. After Lactantius, he was the closest Christian advisor to Emperor Constantine the Great
Hosius_of_Corduba
Roman poet (43 BC – AD 17/18)
great deal and considered it a prime example of Ovid's poetic talent. Lactantius quotes from a lost translation by Ovid of Aratus' Phaenomena, although
Ovid
Thumb gesture used in the context of gladiatorial combat
adornment of rings, thereby making it morally superior to the other fingers. Lactantius emphasized its utility and functionality, along with its strength and
Pollice_verso
Roman emperor from 337 to 340
Publishing. ISBN 9783030398989. Barnes, Timothy D. (7 December 1973). "Lactantius and Constantine". The Journal of Roman Studies. 63: 29–46. doi:10.2307/299163
Constantine_II_(emperor)
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