Articles
On this page I will be adding links to articles that deal mainly with numismatics, specifically fourth century; however there are also a few other topics. I will eventually add all the articles that I have, if you have some scholarly on-topic articles in PDF format and would like to help, email me . Please note that some of these articles are old and may be dated as scholarship always moves forward. A good example of this is Hill's "Barbarous Imitations of Fourth-Century Roman Coins" in which he wrote that these coins were struck in the 5th century. A few years later hoard evidence demonstrated that these coins were contemporary with official coinage and Hill revised his thesis on these coins. I believe it is important to read these earlier works though, so that one may participate in the historical debate. If you enjoyed the articles, please visit my forum for Late Roman Bronze Coins.
Adelson,
Howard. “The
Bronze Alloys: The Bronze Alloys of the Coinage
of the Later Roman Empire.”ANSMN 6
(1954) : 111- 129.
Alföldi, Andreas. “Hasta-Summa Imperii: The Spear as Embodiment of Sovereignty in Rome.” AJA 59 (1963) : 1-27.
________.
“The
Helmet
of Constantine with the Christian Monogram.” JRS
22 (1932) : 9-23.
________. “On
the
Foundation of Constantinople: A Few Notes.” JRS
37 (1947) : 10-16.
Barnes, Timothy D. “Legislation Against the Christians.” JRS 58 (1968) : 32-50.
________. “Origen, Aquila, and Eusebius.” HSCP 74 (1970) : 313-316.
________. “Lactantius and Constantine.” JRS 63 (1973) : 29-46.
________. “Publilius Optatianus Porfyrius.” AJP 96, no. 2 (Summer 1975) : 173-186.
________. “Two Senators under Constantine.” JRS 65 (1975) : 40-49.
________. “Sossianus Hierocles and the Antecedents of the ‘Great Persecution’.” HSCP 80 (1976) : 239-252.
________. “Constans and Gratian in Rome” Harvard Studies in Classical Philology 79 (1975) : 325-333.
________. “Structure and Chronology in Ammianus, Book 14.” Harvard Studies in Classical Philology 92 (1989) : 413-422.
________. “Constantine's Prohibition of Pagan Sacrifice.” AJP 105, no. 1 (Spring 1984) : 69-72.
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________. “The Wife of Maximinus.” CP 94, no. 4 (October 1999) : 459-460.
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________. “The Date of the Composition of the Historia Augusta.” The Classical Review vol 38, no 7/8 ( Nov-Dec 1924) : 165-169.
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________. “The Saint as Exemplar in Late Antiquity.” Representations no 2 ( Spring 1983) : 1- 25.
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Thick Neck of the Emperor Constantine. Slimy Snails
and ‘Quellenforschung’.”Historia 44,
no. 4 (1995) : 459 – 480.
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________.
“The
Christian
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3 (1962) : 5- 35.
________.
“The
Heraclean
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in Ancient History and Numismatics Presented to Rudi
Thomsen.
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________.
“Gloria Romanorum.”
Studia in honorem Iiro Kajanto. Helsinki:
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________.
“The Victorious
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157 (1997) : 41-59.
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________. “Two Facets of Ancient Monetary Economy: Celtic Imitations and Roman Rigid Formality.” Arctos 30 (1996) : 21-31.
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________. “Notes on the Transmission of Imperial Images in Late Antiquity.” Studia romana in honorem Petri Krarup septuagenarii. (1976) : 122- 131.
________. “Roman Imperial Administration as Mirrored in the Fourth Century Coinage.” Eranos 60 (1962) : 93-100.
________. “The Consecration Coins of Constantine the Great.” Arctos 1 (1954) : 19-31.
________. “Some Dynastic Bronze Coins of Constantine the Great.” Eranos 53 (1955) : 193- 198.
________. “The Roman Census and Romanization under Augustus” Studies in the Romanization of Etruria. Rome: G. Bardi (1975) : 438-503.
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________.
“Constantine's Change
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SUMMER OF BLOOD. The "Great Massacre" of 337 and the
Promotion of the Sons of Constantine.” Dumbarton
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________ . “Relations
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Light of Coin Finds” XIV International Economic
History Congress, Helsinki, 2006.
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J. B. “The
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________.
“Diocletian's
Price
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Cullhed,
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de Ste. Croix, G. E. M.
“Why
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Deraisme,
Beck, Pilon and Barrandon.
“A Study of the
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(2006): 469- 480.
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________. “Lambs into Lions: Explaining Early Christian Intolerance.” PastPres 153. (November 1996) : 3-36.
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________. “Policy and Belief in Constantine's Oration to the Saints.” Studia Patristica 19 (1989) : 45-51.
________.
“Suggestions
of
Date in Constantine's Oration to the Saints.” AJP
106, no. 3 (Autumn 1985) : 335-349.
Eadie,
John. “The
Development of Roman Mailed Cavalry.” JRS
vol 57, no. 1/2 (1967) : 161-173.
Edmondson,
J. C. “Mining
in the Later Roman Empire and beyond: Continuity or
Disruption?” JRS 79 (1989) : 84-102.
Elliot, T. G. “Constantine's
Conversion. Do We Really Need It?” Phoenix
41 (1987) : 420-438.
________. “Constantine's Early Religious Development.” Journal of Roman History 15 (1989) : 283-291.
________. “Constantine's Explanation of His Career.” Byzantion 2 (1992) : 212-234.
________. “The Language of Constantine's Propaganda.” TAPA 120 (1990) : 349-353.
Fowden,
Garth. “The
Last Days of Constantine: Oppositional Versions and
Their Influence.” JRS 84 (1994) : 146-170
________. “Pagans,
Christians and the 'Barbarian Conspiracy' of A. D. 367
in Roman Britain.” Britain 23 (1992) : 121-131.
Frothingham, A. L. “Who Built the Arch of Constantine? Its History from Domitian to Constantine.” AJA 16, no.2 (July- September 1912) : 368-386.
________.
“Who
Built the Arch of Constantine? IV. The
Eight Medallions of Domitian.” AJA 19, no.4
(Oct- December 1915) : 367-384.
________. “Diocletian
and Mithra in the Roman Forum.” AJA vol 18,
no 2 (Apr – Jun 1914) : 146-155.
Georgacas, Demetrius
John. “The
Names of Constantinople.” TAPA 78
(1947) : 347-367.
Goffart,
Walter. “Rome,
Constantinople, and the Barbarians.” AHR
86, no. 2 (April 1981) : 275-306.
Gray, E. W. “The Roman
Eastern Limes from Constantine to Justinian:
Perspectives and Problems.” PACA 12
(1973) : 24- 40.
Grégoire,
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Licinius’ Fiscal and Religious Policy.” Byzantion
13 (1938) : 551- 560.
Guthrie,
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Harl,
Kenneth W. “Marks
of Value on Tetrarchic Nummi and Diocletian's Monetary
Policy.” Phoenix 39, no. 3 (1985) : 263-
275.
Harries,
Jill. “The
Roman Imperial Quaestor from Constantine to Theodosius
II.” JRS 78 (1988) : 148-172.
Harrison,
Evelyn
B. “The
Constantinian Portrait.” DOP 21
(1967) : 79-96
Hendy,
M. “Mint
and Fiscal Administration under Diocletian, His
Colleagues and His Successors: A.D. 305- 324.” JRS
62 (1972) : 75- 82.
Hill,
P. V. “Barbarous
Imitations of Fourth-Century Roman Coins.” NC
10 (1950) : 233- 270.
Hoey,
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TAPA 70 (1939) : 456-481.
Huvelin, Helene. “Les Deux Emissions Londoniennes.” NZ 101 (1990) 29-50.
Isaac,
Benjamin. “The
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78 (1988): 125-147.
Jones, A. H. M. “The Origin and Early History of the Follis.” JRS 49 (1959) : 34-38.
________. “Census Records of the Later Roman Empire.” JRS 43 (1953) : 49-64.
________. “Slavery in the Ancient World.” The Economic History Review vol 9, no 2 (1956) : 185- 199.
________.
“Inflation Under the Roman Empire.” The
Economic History Review
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________. “The Roman Civil Service (Clerical and Sub-Clerical Grades).” JRS vol 39, parts 1 & 2 (1949) : 38- 55.
________. & T. C. Skeat. “Notes on the Genuineness of the Constantinian Documents in Eusebius's Life of Constantine.” JEH 5 (1954) : 196-200.
Jordan,
David
P. “Gibbon's
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and
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J. P. C. Anglo-Saxon
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MacMullen, Ramsay. “Constantine and the Miraculous.” Greek, Roman and Byzantine Studies 9 (1968) : 81- 96.
________.
“Personal
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“Libanius
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Victor. “Some
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20-24.
Mattingly, Harold. “Hoards of Roman Coins Found in Britain: And a Coin Survey of the Roman Province.” JRS 22 part 1 (1932) : 88-95.
________. “Ancient Coins and the Classics.” Greece & Rome vol 1 no 2 (Feb 1932): 74- 78.
Metcalf,
D.
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Achieved Through the Application of Statistics to
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Milne,
J. G. “The
Shops of the Roman Mint of Alexandria.” JRS
8 (1918) : 154-178.
________. “A Hoard of Constantinian Coins from Egypt.” Journal international d’ archéologie numismatique 16 (1914) : 1-27.
________. “Roman Literary Evidence on the Coinage.” JRS 28 (1938) : 70-74.
________. “Two Roman Hoards of Coins from Egypt.” JRS 10 (1920) : 169-184.
________.
“Woodeaton Coins.”
JRS 21 (1931) : 101-109.
Mitchell, Stephen. “Maximinus
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105-124.
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E.
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Arthur Darby. “The
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Sydney P. “Hoard
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________.
“Christian Symbols on
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________.
“The Celestial
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15-28.
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________.
“The
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________.
“Site-Finds in Roman
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________.
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