ABSTRACT

The image of the emperors sketched by Liberatus is interesting in comparison with other church historians, e.g. of the 5th century. From Liberatus' point of view the emperors do not play an active role nor they have clear theological positions. Instead of this, the best emperor has the best advisors. The emperors seem to act only if necessary, and wrong or bad decisions can regularly lead back to wrong or bad advisors. While the theological position of the emperors seems to be not so important, the emperors are not responsible for the heavy struggles and controversies in the church.