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Numismatically, Magnentius' coinage is neither distinctively pagan nor Christian, with the exception of a series of coins bearing a Christogram. This symbol has come to be associated solely with Christianity, but this may not reflect attitudes at the time: MacMullen argues that Magnentius was a Pagan, and that the Chi-Rho had been so de ...
Magnentius was a usurping Roman emperor from Jan. 18, 350, to Aug. 11, 353. His career forms one episode in the struggles for imperial power that occurred after the death of Constantine the Great (ruled 306–337). Magnentius was a pagan of German descent who had achieved distinction as a soldier.
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Nov 9, 2022 · Introduction: Magnus Magnentius was a Roman general and usurper against Constantius II from 350 to 353. Of Germanic descent, Magnentius served with distinction in Gaul under the Western emperor Constans. On 18 January 350 Magnentius was acclaimed Augustus.
The Pagan Lord. The Pagan Lord is the seventh historical novel in the Saxon Stories by Bernard Cornwell, first published in 2013. The story is set in the early 10th century in Anglo-Saxon Mercia and Northumbria . Ten years of relative peace have passed since Alfred died. That is long enough for the Danes.
Paganism in Middle-earth. Pagan pantheon: the Valar, rulers of Middle-earth, resemble the Æsir, the strong and combative Norse gods of Asgard. [1] [2] Painting by Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, 1817. Scholars have identified numerous themes in J. R. R. Tolkien 's Middle-earth writings, among them paganism. Despite Tolkien's assertion that The ...
Jan 14, 2019 · The most popular pagan god was known as Baal (Lord or Master). Baal was the son of El and Asherah. One account refers to him as the son of Dagon, the god of the Philistines (Jud. 16:23). Baal was the male god of fertility, both in human reproduction and agriculture.
Magnentius, a usurping emperor 350–3, was at his elevation an army commander in Britain. He was probably born at Amiens. In 350 he was proclaimed emperor by the Gallic cabal which deposed Constans. He crossed to the continent and was defeated by Constantius II at the costly battle of Mursa in Pannonia in 351.
