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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 3236848, member: 19463&quot;]There are two things I do not like in the above quoted passage.&nbsp; I&#039;m not sure either are evidence of a complete misunderstanding but they leave me thinking it would have been better to have been more clear and to use standard names for family members whose names overlapped.&nbsp;&nbsp; Worst is the use of a numeral on the name of a man who was not Emperor.&nbsp; Julius Constantius was father of Julian II but was never Emperor.&nbsp; Constantius I was the father of Julius Constantius and of Constantine I (the Great) who were half brothers.&nbsp; &nbsp; Second:&nbsp; True, Constantius II was the third son of Constantine I but only the second son of Fausta.&nbsp; He was older than Constans.&nbsp; Constantine I&#039;s first son was Crispus but his mother Minervina was set aside so Constantine could make the political marriage with Fausta, daughter of Maximianus.&nbsp; I may be unreasonable asking a student to be solid with the details of this complex family but the piece would have been better if minor details were correct. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I hope Katie will agree to allow us (or just me, privately) to read her write-up.&nbsp; Did she win anything as runner up?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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