Roman society abundantly produced statues as discussed by Stewart (2003:118). Their functions were diverse and purposes innumerous. In this article, we seek to present the politico-cultural importance of the imperial statues in Roman society in the 4th century AD from our understanding of the seriousness of the events that occurred during the outburst of an insurrection that was better known in historiography as the Revolt of the Statues, where imperial statues were mutilated and destroyed. We therefore used documents linked to a Presbyterian, John Chrysostom, who preached traditionally 21 homilies that the historiography linked to the Revolt of the Statues.
Roman Empire; Christianity; Social conflicts; Revolt of the Statues; Antioch; John Chrysostom