Humphries, Mark (2005) La politica religiosa di Graziano. Cambridge University Press, 55. pp. 647-648.

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Abstract

Gratian is not an emperor who usually attracts attention in his own right, but more often lurks in the shadows cast by his more distinguished contemporaries, notably Theodosius I and Ambrose of Milan. The topic of his religious policy, however, is important. He was the first emperor over whom Ambrose sought to wield influence. Moreover, by his rejection of the title pontifex maximus and his removal of the altar of Victory from the senatorial curia in Rome, he signalled an important change in the attitudes of Christian emperors towards paganism.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	Gratian
Academic Unit:	Faculty of Arts,Celtic Studies and Philosophy > Ancient Classics
Item ID:	619
Depositing User:	M Humphries
Date Deposited:	20 Jul 2007
Journal or Publication Title:	Cambridge University Press
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://www.cambridge.org/
Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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