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Zur Verbrennung der sogenanten Chrestiani (Tac. Ann. 15,44)

2008; Brill; Volume: 60; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1163/157007308784742476

1570-0739

Allan A. Lund,

Classical Studies and Legal History

Abstract The following article shows what Tacitus Ann. 15,44 thought of the role of the Chrestiani at the burning of the Roman capital A.D. 64 and why they themselves as punishment of their ,,crime“ were crucified and burned. In order to demonstrate this the textus receptus is first analysed linguistically and its content interpreted in its historical and sociological context. It is ethnohistorically established as a fact that Tacitus counted the Chrestiani as a minority of the Iudaei. Linguistically it is proved that the words aut flammandi atque ubi are corrupt and have to be emended ad flammas dati, ut, cum why some of the Chrestiani as part of their punishment were given to the flames, i.e. Latine: ad flammas dati (sunt).