Abstract:

Taking as its starting point the oration delivered in honor of Constantine in Trier by an anonymous orator in 313, this article examines the characterization of the divine and the way in which Constantine’s theology and his perception of the supreme deity is envisioned in the oration in relation to his Italian campaign and his defeat of Maxentius in 312. Constantine’s Christianity and his “conversion” are associated by the Christian sources (and in their wake by many modern scholars) with the intervention by the Christian god before the Battle of the Milvian Bridge. The panegyric of 313, however, does not refer to divine intervention before Constantine’s decisive battle against Maxentius. Christianity is in fact entirely absent from the oration. Examining textual, material, and numismatic sources, I argue that the most likely candidate for the supreme deity referred to in the oration is Sol Invictus and also that the speech expresses in hidden terms Constantine’s religious tolerance.

摘要：

本文以313年一位匿名演说家为纪念特里尔的君士坦丁而发表的演说作为出发点，考察了神的表征以及在演说中对君士坦丁的神学和他对至尊神性的看法的设想。这归功于他的义大利战役和他在312年击败马克西廷斯。康斯坦丁的基督教和他的““依”与基督教的渊源（以及许多现代学者的追捧）有关，在米尔维安桥战役之前基督教神的介入。然而，313的观点没有提及君士坦丁与马克蒂森斯（Maxentius）进行决定性战斗之前的神圣干预。演讲中实际上没有基督教。检查文字，材料和钱币来源，