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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sallent, post: 3629640, member: 76194&quot;]It&#039;s all in the name....<b>Theodora Maximiana</b>, as in daughter (biological or adopted) of emperor Maximian.</p><p><br /></p><p>It was a way for the Constantine boys to say....<u>&quot;Hey, not only was our grandfather a tetrarch, but we also have a daughter of a tetrarch in our family.&quot;</u></p><p><br /></p><p>Sure, she may not have been a blood relative, but since when did that stop a Roman from using a &quot;relative&#039;s&quot; name as a way to boost their own legitimacy?</p><p><br /></p><p>Look at the Julio-Claudian emperors, look at the Severans, look at countless others who used names of previous emperors (many whom had at best a made-up connection ....not even an adoptive link). Being a blood relative of a nobody meant less in the ancient world than being related to a powerful name by either adoption, marriage, or totally made up link. Why do you think Elagabalus claimed that he was the son of Caracalla? Who cares if it wasn&#039;t true? As long as the soldiers believed it, and there wad some political capital to be gained, that&#039;s all that really mattered.</p><p><br /></p><p>PS: Here&#039;s Helena...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]973458[/ATTACH] </p><p>Helena, Mother of Constantine, 327 - 328 AD</p><p>AE Follis, Antioch Mint, 20mm, 2.88 grams</p><p>Obverse: FL HELENA AVGVSTA, Diademed and mantled bust of Helena right.</p><p>Reverse: SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE, Securitas standing left holding branch and raising robe with right hand, DE in right field, SMANT in exergue</p><p>RIC80[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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