...I describe Ambrose’s discovery of Protasius and Gervasius in 387 CE to discuss diabolization in Milan. I also revisit several issues and themes, making the chapter a long coda to the book. Ambrose’s discovery of the buried martyrs provides a perfect example of a moment scholars have attempted...

...Milan L. Lin-Rodrigo had a hard time growing up as a Chinese in Sri Lanka, and tells of the racism she experienced in the said country. Her mother was a local, respectable, Tamil Hindu and her father was a Chinese vendor, although their marriage did not succeed. Milan narrates of her discoveries...

... sides, this controversy was not new, but rather an extension of fourth-century Trinitarian debates. Arianism polemic Christian Fulgentius Nicene bishop of Ruspe Judas reluctant deicide pagans Pontius Pilate infamous handwasher Donatist schism Ambrose bishop of Milan Arius presbyter of Alexandria...

... with invisible, material powers that people interacted with to gain power, to compete, to survive. The city had unpredictable dangers, but also potencies. Ritual protections, defenses, and curses were common practices. This book projects John Chrysostom’s Antioch, Cyril’s Jerusalem, and Ambrose’s Milan against...

.... bishops Christian Christianity church and state Constantine emperor Eusebius of Caesarea imperial couples Roman Christian Mausoleum of Constantine piety Christian Aelia Flaccilla Augusta wife of Theodosius I Ambrose bishop of Milan —De obitu Theodosii —In Praise of Constantine —Life...

... the letter collection is one of minister, exegete, episcopal authority, and guardian of orthodoxy. Ambrose of Milan Irenaeus correspondent of Ambrose of Milan Valentinian II Cicero Greek epistolary tradition Paganism Pliny the Younger Sidonius C Sollius Apollinaris Symmachus Quintus Aurelius c...