The strength and powerlessness of Emperor Walens, a zealous Christian and an enemy of Christians at the same time in Socrates of Constantinople’s view
Emperor Valens, who ruled in the years 364–378, is connected above all with the fateful disaster suffered by the Roman army in the clash with the Goths at Adrianople on 9 August 378, in which he himself found death. Christians, supporters of the Nicene creed of 325, read his sudden death as God’s pu...
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fttriple:oai:gotriple.eu:oai:bibliotekanauki.pl:689127 2023-05-15T18:13:36+02:00 The strength and powerlessness of Emperor Walens, a zealous Christian and an enemy of Christians at the same time in Socrates of Constantinople’s view Siła i bezsilność cesarza Walensa, gorliwego chrześcijanina a zarazem wroga chrześcijan w ujęciu Sokratesa z Konstantynopola Bralewski, Sławomir 2019-01-01 https://doi.org/10.18778/1644-857X.18.02.07 https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/689127.pdf https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/689127 pl pol Uniwersytet Łódzki. Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego doi:10.18778/1644-857X.18.02.07 https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/689127.pdf https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/689127 lic_creative-commons Przegląd Nauk Historycznych; 2019, 18, 2; 175-188 1644-857X 2450-7660 hist class Journal Article https://vocabularies.coar-repositories.org/resource_types/c_6501/ 2019 fttriple https://doi.org/10.18778/1644-857X.18.02.07 2023-01-22T16:57:11Z Emperor Valens, who ruled in the years 364–378, is connected above all with the fateful disaster suffered by the Roman army in the clash with the Goths at Adrianople on 9 August 378, in which he himself found death. Christians, supporters of the Nicene creed of 325, read his sudden death as God’s punishment for the persecution of Orthodox Christians, whom they considered themselves to be. Socrates of Constantinople, author of Ecclesiastical History, which was a continuation of the work of Eusebius of Caesarea, noticed a contradiction in the conduct of Emperor Valens. The historian saw in him both an ardent Christian, who was zealous in his faith, and an enemy of Christians, who waged war against them. This contradiction was attributed by Socrates to the ruler himself, who, though convinced of his great religious zeal, had nothing to do with the principles of the Christian religion, which he should follow. As for the strength and powerlessness of the title, it must be said that Socrates of Constantinople believed that the power of Emperor Walens was only apparent, although much Christian blood was shed on his command. The powerlessness of this ruler was first exposed by the Christians persecuted by him, and ultimately by God himself, sending various cataclysms to the Roman Empire, and to Walens himself a death unworthy of the emperor without his due burial. Cesarza Walensa, sprawującego rządy w latach 364–378, łączy się przede wszystkim ze straszliwą i brzemienną w skutki klęską poniesioną przez wojska rzymskie w starciu z Gotami pod Adrianopolem 9 sierpnia 378 r., w której on sam poniósł śmierć. Chrześcijanie, zwolennicy nicejskiego credo z roku 325, odczytywali jego nagły zgon jako karę Bożą za prześladowanie prawowiernych chrześcijan, za których oni sami się uważali. Sokrates z Konstantynopola, autor Historii kościelnej, będącej kontynuacją dzieła Euzebiusza z Cezarei, dostrzegł w postępowaniu cesarza Walensa sprzeczność. Historyk ów widział w nim zarówno zagorzałego chrześcijanina, który w swej wierze ... Article in Journal/Newspaper sami Unknown Przegląd Nauk Historycznych 18 2 175 188 |
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Emperor Valens, who ruled in the years 364–378, is connected above all with the fateful disaster suffered by the Roman army in the clash with the Goths at Adrianople on 9 August 378, in which he himself found death. Christians, supporters of the Nicene creed of 325, read his sudden death as God’s punishment for the persecution of Orthodox Christians, whom they considered themselves to be. Socrates of Constantinople, author of Ecclesiastical History, which was a continuation of the work of Eusebius of Caesarea, noticed a contradiction in the conduct of Emperor Valens. The historian saw in him both an ardent Christian, who was zealous in his faith, and an enemy of Christians, who waged war against them. This contradiction was attributed by Socrates to the ruler himself, who, though convinced of his great religious zeal, had nothing to do with the principles of the Christian religion, which he should follow. As for the strength and powerlessness of the title, it must be said that Socrates of Constantinople believed that the power of Emperor Walens was only apparent, although much Christian blood was shed on his command. The powerlessness of this ruler was first exposed by the Christians persecuted by him, and ultimately by God himself, sending various cataclysms to the Roman Empire, and to Walens himself a death unworthy of the emperor without his due burial. Cesarza Walensa, sprawującego rządy w latach 364–378, łączy się przede wszystkim ze straszliwą i brzemienną w skutki klęską poniesioną przez wojska rzymskie w starciu z Gotami pod Adrianopolem 9 sierpnia 378 r., w której on sam poniósł śmierć. Chrześcijanie, zwolennicy nicejskiego credo z roku 325, odczytywali jego nagły zgon jako karę Bożą za prześladowanie prawowiernych chrześcijan, za których oni sami się uważali. Sokrates z Konstantynopola, autor Historii kościelnej, będącej kontynuacją dzieła Euzebiusza z Cezarei, dostrzegł w postępowaniu cesarza Walensa sprzeczność. Historyk ów widział w nim zarówno zagorzałego chrześcijanina, który w swej wierze ... |
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