Resumen de A Lost Panegyric: The Source for Eusebius of Caesarea's Description of Constantine's Victory and Arrival at Rome in 312
Constantine defeated Maxentius and entered Rome in October 312. Perhaps about one year later Eusebius of Caesarea wrote his description of the emperor's victory and arrival in his Ecclesiastical History. His source was most likely a panegyric from Rome, which can be compared to Pacatus's panegyric welcoming Theodosius to Rome in 389. Eusebius added his own Christian gloss to the laudatory evaluation of Constantine and the hostile evaluation of Maxentius in this panegyric. He also misunderstood some details. A consideration of Eusebius's source for this episode is a contribution to assessing the value and context of the information in his Ecclesiastical History and Life of Constantine for the reign of Constantine.
