Right leaf of the consular diptych of Flavius Felix Flavius Constantius Felix, often just Flavius Felix, was a consul of the Roman Empire in the West[1] in the year 428. His carved ivory consular diptych is notable for depicting his clothing in great detail. The diptych, believed to be the earliest still known,[2] survived intact until the French Revolution, when the right leaf was stolen and now believed lost.[3] This article is about the highest office of the Roman Republic. ...
Motto Senatus Populusque Romanus (SPQR) The Roman Empire. ...
The Western Roman Empire is the western half of the Roman Empire after its division by Diocletian in 286. ...
Events April 10 - Nestorius is made Patriarch of Constantinople. ...
Ivory carving is the process whereby ivory is ornamented with any design, by means of sharp cutting tools, either mechanically or manually. ...
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Ivory consular diptych of Areobindus, Byzantium, 506 AD, Louvre museum A diptych is any object with two flat plates attached at a hinge. ...
The French Revolution (1789–1815) was a period of political and social upheaval in the political history of France and Europe as a whole, during which the French governmental structure, previously an absolute monarchy with feudal privileges for the aristocracy and Catholic clergy, underwent radical change to forms based on...
Felix served during the reign of emperors Valentinian III and Theodosius II. Solidus minted in Thessalonica to celebrate the marriage of Valentinian III to Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of the Eastern Emperor Theodosius II. On the reverse, the three of them in wedding dresses. ...
Theodosius II Flavius Theodosius II (April, 401 - July 28, 450 ). The eldest son of Eudoxia and Arcadius who at the age of 7 became the Roman Emperor of the East. ...
Little is known of his personal life, although records remain of a vow made with his wife Padusia. It is known that he served as commander in defense of Gaul from 425 to 429, but despite a brief mention of one of his military actions in the Notitia Dignitatum, his subordinates were considered more significant in this regard.[4] Events October 23 -Valentinian III becomes western Roman emperor. ...
I am an idiot Theodosius II starts the reform of Roman law. ...
The Notitia Dignitatum is a unique document of the Roman imperial chanceries. ...
References
- ^ Vaux, W.S.W, John Evans and Fred W. Madden, eds. (1861). The Numismatic Chronicle. John Russell Smith.
- ^ Consular diptych. The Grove Dictionary of Art. MacMillian (2000). Retrieved on 2007-05-07.
- ^ Kunz, George Frederick (1916). Ivory and the Elephant in Art, in Archaeology, and in Science. Doubleday.
- ^ Bury, John Bagnall (1923). History of the Later Roman Empire. Macillan. Retrieved on 2007-05-07.
Preceded by
Flavius Hierius, Flavius Ardaburius | Consul of the Roman Empire
428
with Flavius Taurus | Succeeded by
Flavius Florentius, Flavius Dionysius | |
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