Alessandro Maranesi

Constantine the Great exploited a communication technique to forge and legitimate a political consensus. The years of his reign from 307 to 321 AD are especially examined in this paper. The virtues expressed by the Latin Panegyrics and the imperial titlings in inscriptions (Caesar and Augustus) are an essential point for the analysis. The Panegyrics are rhetorical texts which represent Constantine’s figure according to his program of public representation. The idea of propaganda in Late Antiquity is also explored.