Table of Contents

Preface xi
Abbeviations xii

General Introduction p.1
I. The Life of Ambrose of Milan p.3
II. The Letters of Ambrose of Milan p.27

Translation and Commentary
Letters, Book Ten

Letters on Matters Arising from the Council of Capua
Introduction to episulate 70 and 71 p.49
Epistula 70 (Maur. 56) to Theophilus, bishop of Alexandria (392) p.52
Epistula 71 (Maur. 56a) to the bishops of Macedonia (393) p.56

Letters on the Altar of Victory
Introduction to episulate 72, 72a and 73 p.61
Epistula 72 (Maur. 17) to the emperor Valntinian II (384) p. 62
Epistula 72a (Maur. 17a): Symmachus' Third Relatio to Valentinian p.69
Epistula 73 (Maur. 18) Ambrose's formal reply to Symmachus (384) p.78

Letters on the destruction of the Synagogue at Callinicum
Epistula 74 (Maur. 40) = Epistula extra collectionem 1a to the emperor Theodosius (388/389) p.95
Appendix: Epistula extra collectionem 1 (Maur.41), to Ambrose's sister Marcellina (388/389) p.111

Ambrose's Conflict with the empress Justina at Milan
Introduction to Episulate 75, 75a, 76 and 77 p.124
Epistula 75 (Maur. 21) to the emperor Valentinian II (AD 386) p. 136
Epistula 75a (Maur. 21a), also known as Contra Auxentium (386) p.142
Epistula 76 (Maur. 20) to Ambrose's sister, Marcellina (386) p.160

Oration on the Death of Theodosius I
Introduction p.174
De Obitu Thdosii (395) p.177

Letter on the discovery of the relics of Gervasius and Protasius
Epistula 77 (Maur. 22) to Ambrose's sister, Marcellina (386) p.204

Letters outside the Collection (Epistulae extra collectionem)

Note on Epistulate extra collectionem 1 and 1a p.215

Letter to Theodosius I on his Victory over Usurper Eugenius
Epistula extra collectionem 2 (Maur. 61): Ambrose to the emperor Theodosius I (394) p.216
Epistula extra collectionem 3 (Maur. 62): Ambrose to the emperor Theodosius I (394) p. 218

Letters of the Council of Aquileia (AD 381)
Epistula extra collectionem 4 (Maur. 10): the bishops of the council to the emperors of Gratain, Valentinian II, and Theodosius I (381) p.221
Epistula extra collectionem 5 (Maur. 11): the bishops of the council to the emperors of Gratain, Valentinian II, and Theodosius I (381) p.227

The Council of Aquileia and the Decisions of the Council of Constantinople
Introduction to Epistula extra collectionem 6 (Maur. 12), 8 (Maur. 14) and 9 (Maur. 13) p.231
Notes on the order of the letters p.233
Epistula extra collectionem 6 (Maur. 12): the bishops of the council to the emperors Gratian, Valentinian II, and Theodosius I (381) p. 234
Epistula extra collectionem 9 (Maur. 13): Ambrose and the Italian bishops to the emperor Theodosius I (381) p.237
Epistula extra collectionem 8 (Maur. 14): Ambrose and the Italian bishops to the emperor Theodosius I (382) p.241

Petition of a Roman Council to the Emperors Gratian and Valentinian II
Introduction p. 244
Epistula extra collectionem 7: the council to the emperors Gratian and Valentinian II (378) p.248

Letter on the altar of the Victory
Introduction p.255
Epistula extra collectionem 10 (Maur. 57) Ambrose to the usurper Eugenius (394) p.256

Letter on the massacre at Thessalonica
Introduction p.262
Epistula extra collectionem 11 (Maur 51): Ambrose to the emperor theodosius I (390) p. 263

Letters of Ambrose and Gratian
Letter of the emperor Gratian to Ambrose (379) p. 270
Epistula extra collectionem 12 (Maur. 1): Ambrose to the emperor Gratian (379) p. 272

Letter on the date of Easter
Introduction p. 278
Epistula extra collectionem 13 (Maur. 23): Ambrose to the bishops of Aemilia (386) p. 281

Asceticism and Dissension at Vercelli and the Affair of Jovinianus
Epistula extra collectionem 14 (Maur. 63): Ambrose to the church of Vercelli (396) p.292
Letter of Pope Siricius (Maur. 41a) p. 336
Epistula extra collectionem 15 (Maur. 42): Ambrose and his fellow bishops to Pope Siricius (393) p.339

Apendices

Appendix I: Ambrose and Magnus Maximus
Introduction p.349
Epistula extra collectionem 30 (Maur. 24): Ambrose to the emperor Valentinian II (date uncertain) p. 352

Appendix II: Ambrose's Funeral Oration on the Death of Valentinian II (De Obitu Valentiniani)
Introduction p.358
De Obitu Valentiniani (392) p.364

Glossary p.400
Bibliography .405
Maps p.415
Index p.419

About the Author

J. H. W. G. Liebeschuetz is Emeritus Professor of Classics at the University of Nottingham, a Fellow of the British Academy, and Corresponding Member of the German Archaeological Institute, and was a member of the European Science Foundation 'Transformation of the Roman World' Project 1992-97.

Reviews

The translations in Liebeschuetz's volume are clear and precise, and they are accompanied by informative introductions and rigorous notes... an invaluable tool for students of Ambrose, early Christian political thinking and imperial-episcopal relations. [Ambrose's]... letters have been translated and commented on with rare independence of mind by Liebeschuetz in his Ambrose of Milan: Political Letters and Speeches.