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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gsimonel, post: 2697647, member: 82549&quot;]As someone who has no great love of Constantine (even though I collect his bronzes), I can&#039;t help noticing that both you and Dane at wildwinds.com use the term &quot;effeminate&quot; as an implied criticism of him. (From Dane&#039;s description: A vain, effeminate man who loved to adorn his body and the full length of his arms, with jewelry.&quot;) </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m curious about this for two reasons: 1) how do we know this with any certainty 1,600 later, especially in the light of how biased--both pro and against--all the contemporary descriptions of Constantine are, and 2) why this should be a trait worth passing judgement on. Considering all his other faults--and all the other outrageous behavior exhibited by other Roman emperors, sexual and otherwise--being effeminate seems pretty tame to me.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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