Helena Augusta’s Roman faces

This lecture took place on 1 July 2020 as part of the #BSROnlineLectures Series. Helena Augusta’s Roman faces: Christian patron or classical benefactress, obscure mother or powerful matriarch? Julia Hillner (Sheffield; BSR) It is generally believed that Helena, mother of Constantine the Great, resided in the city of Rome during some time of her life and her son’s reign. While this assumption can in itself be debated, this paper takes it as plausible based on the available evidence and asks different, m