The representation of the late-imperial bureaucratic elite in the missorium of Theodosius I - The codicilli to Materno Cynegio

During the last decades, the late roman empire historiography has made significant advances in the knowledge of an era that had been eclipsed by the republican and high imperial roman history. However, the Theodosian period not only continues to conserve mysteries, but also the fascination on the fi...

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Autor principal: Pasetti, Emilio
Formato: Artículo revista
Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Centro de Estudios Históricos Profesor Carlos S. A. Segreti 2016
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codicilii
Materno Cynegio
Teodosio
missorium
Maternus Cynegius
Theodosius
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/anuarioceh/article/view/21993
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spelling I10-R307-article-219932021-06-01T21:54:24Z The representation of the late-imperial bureaucratic elite in the missorium of Theodosius I - The codicilli to Materno Cynegio La representación de la élite burocrática tardoimperial en el missorium de Teodosio I – Los codicilli a Materno Cynegio Pasetti, Emilio codicilii Materno Cynegio Teodosio missorium codicilii Maternus Cynegius Theodosius missorium During the last decades, the late roman empire historiography has made significant advances in the knowledge of an era that had been eclipsed by the republican and high imperial roman history. However, the Theodosian period not only continues to conserve mysteries, but also the fascination on the figure and the sorroundings of the emperor Theodosius I. In 1847, a silver disc or missorium is found in the Spanish city of Almendralejo, representing a scene of the court of the emperor Theodosius. Later studies have shown that the richly engraved image is one of the most important moments in the political life of the empire: the commemoration of the emperor’s decennalia. Within this representation full of symbolism, one can observe the delivery, by the same Theodosius, of some codicilli to a high imperial official. Accepting the year 388 BC as a proposed date for the missorium, we propose to identify the official personified in the disc as Maternus Cynegius, prefect of the East. The present work is aimed at studying, from the perspective of social history and making use of the prosopography, the corps of bureaucrats that Theodosius used for the imperial administration. In particular, the case of Maternus Cynegius: his successful career at the service of the emperor that meant the delivery of such high distinction.  Durante las últimas décadas, la historiografía tardoimperial ha dado significativos avances en cuanto al conocimiento de una época que había sido eclipsada por la historia republicana y altoimperial. Sin embargo, el período teodosiano sigue, no solo conservando incógnitas, sino también, despertando la fascinación sobre la figura y el entorno del emperador Teodosio I. En el año 1847, en la ciudad española de Almendralejo es encontrado un disco de plata o missorium que representa una escena de la corte del emperador Teodosio. Los estudios posteriores han dado cuenta que la imagen ricamente grabada constituye uno de los momentos más importantes de la vida política del imperio: la conmemoración de la decennalia del emperador. Dentro de esta representación cargada de simbolismo, se puede observar la entrega, por parte del mismo Teodosio, de unos codicilli a un alto funcionario imperial. Aceptando el año 388 d.C. como fecha propuesta para el missorium, proponemos identificar al funcionario personificado en el disco como Materno Cynegio, prefecto del pretorio de oriente. A través del presente trabajo se pretende estudiar, desde la perspectiva de la historia social y haciendo uso de la prosopografía, el cuerpo de burócratas del cual se valió Teodosio para la administración imperial. Fundamentalmente, el caso de Materno Cynegio: su exitosa carrera al servicio del emperador que le significó la entrega de tal alta distinción. Centro de Estudios Históricos Profesor Carlos S. A. Segreti 2016-12-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/anuarioceh/article/view/21993 10.52885/2683-9164.v0.n16.21993 Anuario del Centro de Estudios Históricos Profesor Carlos S. A. Segreti; Núm. 16 (2016); 32-40 2683-9164 1666-6836 10.52885/2683-9164.v0.n16 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/anuarioceh/article/view/21993/21728 Derechos de autor 2016 Emilio Pasetti
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Theodosius
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The representation of the late-imperial bureaucratic elite in the missorium of Theodosius I - The codicilli to Materno Cynegio
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Teodosio
missorium
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author Pasetti, Emilio
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title The representation of the late-imperial bureaucratic elite in the missorium of Theodosius I - The codicilli to Materno Cynegio
title_short The representation of the late-imperial bureaucratic elite in the missorium of Theodosius I - The codicilli to Materno Cynegio
title_full The representation of the late-imperial bureaucratic elite in the missorium of Theodosius I - The codicilli to Materno Cynegio
title_fullStr The representation of the late-imperial bureaucratic elite in the missorium of Theodosius I - The codicilli to Materno Cynegio
title_full_unstemmed The representation of the late-imperial bureaucratic elite in the missorium of Theodosius I - The codicilli to Materno Cynegio
title_sort representation of the late-imperial bureaucratic elite in the missorium of theodosius i - the codicilli to materno cynegio
description During the last decades, the late roman empire historiography has made significant advances in the knowledge of an era that had been eclipsed by the republican and high imperial roman history. However, the Theodosian period not only continues to conserve mysteries, but also the fascination on the figure and the sorroundings of the emperor Theodosius I. In 1847, a silver disc or missorium is found in the Spanish city of Almendralejo, representing a scene of the court of the emperor Theodosius. Later studies have shown that the richly engraved image is one of the most important moments in the political life of the empire: the commemoration of the emperor’s decennalia. Within this representation full of symbolism, one can observe the delivery, by the same Theodosius, of some codicilli to a high imperial official. Accepting the year 388 BC as a proposed date for the missorium, we propose to identify the official personified in the disc as Maternus Cynegius, prefect of the East. The present work is aimed at studying, from the perspective of social history and making use of the prosopography, the corps of bureaucrats that Theodosius used for the imperial administration. In particular, the case of Maternus Cynegius: his successful career at the service of the emperor that meant the delivery of such high distinction. 
publisher Centro de Estudios Históricos Profesor Carlos S. A. Segreti
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