Two RomesRome and Constantinople in Late Antiquity

Documentary and Literary News on Clysma

“…18 The introduction to Grig and Kelly (2012) 3-31 details the historical background to the foundation of Constantinople and some discussion of the way in which scholarship of the city has played a part in separating the historiography of the .…”

Eutropius as an oriental

“…16 Claudian begins his poem with a catalogue of horrifying prodigia, fading in comparison with the unprecedented scandal of a eunuch becoming a consul. Then the poet tries to depict the biography of Eutropius (the invective lacks the usual part called γένος, since hardly anything was known about his descent), starting with the fact that he was a slave whom his masters never wanted to keep, which resulted in frequent 14 Long 1996a: 149-191;Burrell 2003: 111;Kelly 2012: 252. H.L.…”