Maxentius’s Crosses:

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" Maxentius’s Crosses: "
John Granger Cook

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	1085359
Doc. No	:	LA128988
Call No	:	‭10.1163/15700720-12341175‬
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	John Granger Cook
Title & Author	:	Maxentius’s Crosses: [Article] : CIL VIII, 18261\ John Granger Cook
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Vigiliae Christianae
Date	:	2014
Volume/ Issue Number	:	68/2
Page No	:	192–205
Abstract	:	An inscription from Numidia may contribute evidence to the debate over Constantine and the end of crucifixion in the west. The text, probably on the base of a statue, was addressed to a certain Constantine, who must have been the emperor of that name. It praises him for setting aside “the crosses and cruel wars of the tyrant” a reference, it would seem, to Maxentius’s suppression of the revolt of the usurper Alexander. It is argued in this investigation that the “crosses” refer to the penalty of crucifixion and that the text of the inscription may be interpreted as evidence for the fact that Constantine and Maxentius used this penalty differently. An inscription from Numidia may contribute evidence to the debate over Constantine and the end of crucifixion in the west. The text, probably on the base of a statue, was addressed to a certain Constantine, who must have been the emperor of that name. It praises him for setting aside “the crosses and cruel wars of the tyrant” a reference, it would seem, to Maxentius’s suppression of the revolt of the usurper Alexander. It is argued in this investigation that the “crosses” refer to the penalty of crucifixion and that the text of the inscription may be interpreted as evidence for the fact that Constantine and Maxentius used this penalty differently.
Descriptor	:	CIL VIII, 18261
Descriptor	:	Constantine
Descriptor	:	Maxentius’s Crosses
Location & Call number	:	‭10.1163/15700720-12341175‬