Hi guys , I would have thought that erecting a statue in public 'to the son I unjustly condemned' was a rather public way of admitting that he had made a mistake :wink:
Although, maybe this was some sort of compromise ?
Is there any proof of this statue ever being erected, or was it just written after the event that it had existed? There were supposed Crispus coins minted in commemeration of him too, but I have heard rumours that these were fake or not actually authorised by Constantine. There is so much hearsay about Constantine from pro and anti Constantine historians, as I said, who knows ?
It would seem a bit odd to not lift the damnatio memoriae (in effect erasing someone's name in history) but at the same time, publicly erect a monument to them declaring them to have been killed unjustly.
Maybe a crime was committed, but it did not warrant execution :?
What do you think ?
Even Fausta's death is hearsay- it is generally thought she was suffocated in a super heated bath, others say she killed herself, others that she was exiled. One source, (and I'll see if I can find a reference)states a condemnation of Constantine for leaving Fausta 'at the mercy of Barbarians'- has anyone else ever heard of this ?
It's like a an imperial episode of Eastenders! :lol:
It also seem strange that after Crispus' execution, Crispus' wife and child disappeared too, never to be mentioned again.
Ah well, it all makes compelling reading, and don't let the truth get in the way of a good story.
Memmia AKA Joanne Wenlock.
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