Afficher image seuleSerbia, city of NiÜ: memorial dedicated to Roman Emperor Constantine I 8teh Great9, born in NiÜ (Roman: Naissus), to commemorate the edict of Milan 312 AD 8erected 2013, only); background: Today’s NiÜ, the antique Roman city of Naissus, is regularly associated as birthplace of Roman Emperor Constantine I (the Great), who ruled 306 – 337 and became St Constantine, later on. In fact, in 2013, it hosted the celebration for famous Constantine’s Edict of Milan, which happened 1700 years ago. A spectacular monument with portrait of Constantine has been erected on the river bank of NiÜava to honor him. But Romans were on the spot since 75 BC, building a military road and discovering the place as highly important Gate between East and West. Roman tombstones inside the Ottoman fortress and artifacts in National Museum, including a copy of a Constantine marble head, proof the evidence of the Roman presence. Constantine’s father was Flavius Valerius Constantius (31st of March, 250 – 25th of July, 306) a noble Roman military officer from Roman province of Moesia Superior, who became co-emperor Constantius Chlorus in 293 and founder of the Constantinian dynasty.Mother of Constantine (born around 272 AD) was Helena (246/250 – 18th of Aug. 330), according to archbishop Ambrosius of Milan (St Ambrose, 340 – 4th of April, 397 AD) a “buona stabularia”, well behaving inn-keeper. Consort of Emperor Constantius Chlorus, she was Empress until her politically enforced divorce (ca. 289 AD).Historical sources confirm the presence of Constantine in town not only in childhood, but also in 315, 319, 324, and 334 AD. He was the one to construct the most remarkable Roman remains of Naissus, the complex of Imperial villas at Mediana, as his summer residence between 317 and 330 AD. The huge area, covering 400 000 m², consisted of ca. 40 Roman villas, including the the Imperial palace (6 000 m²), and 80 buildings, including baths (thermae), a granary (horreum; 150 m west of the palace), and a watREFERENCEAKG2502343SourceJürgen SorgesCrédit Photoakg-images / Jürgen SorgesEvent date312Date oeuvre23.8.2013Période1ER MILLENAIRE4E SIECLEMots-ClésMILAN (OISEAU)PORTRAITROMANGéographieBATHCITYCONSTANTINEMONUMENTSERBIEPersonJUERGEN SORGESSAINT AMBROISEFichier image2592px × 3888px (28 MB) 21.9 cm × 32.9 cm @ 300 dpiAjouter à la sélection: 'My First Lightbox'Ajouter au panierDownload
