Talk:Crispus

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I've tagged this section and a couple of the comments. I see other editors have also tagged this section for better references. There is no general consensus about the reasons behind Crispus's condemnation & execution. The ancient sources are most assuredly not trustworthy. The reasons they state might be true, but there may also have been strictly political reasons that we know nothing about (for now). A roman emperor's government was much akin to a Stalinist one. It was dangerous to be close to an emperor, as intrigue's abounded. While we can state what various historians' views are, coming to conclusions is to be avoided. As a historian, I can tell you there is NO consensus at round tables on this subject.HammerFilmFan (talk) 03:10, 8 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I've significantly cut back the speculation in the section on Crispus' death, and cited the various claims made to reliable secondary sources. Constantine's reign isn't my usual area, though, so this is purely sourced off of a quick glance through Google Scholar – at a minimum, Resano 2015 "Some New Observations on the Executions of Crispus, Licinius the Younger, and Fausta (326 CE)" seems like it's probably worth looking at for a more up-to-date perspective on the issue! Caeciliusinhorto-public (talk) 12:13, 8 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]