Exile Case

Here you will find information about an individual exile case and links which enable you to view exile locations on a map as well as visualise the relationships between people and groups using a network diagram.

Person/Group	Dioscorus of Alexandria ( view the social network for this person / group )
Exile Date	451/2 - 9/454 (from: --/--/451 to: --/9/454)
Sources	Priscus frg. 28 Evagrius, historia ecclesiastica 2.5 (SC 542:256) Victor of Tunnuna, chronica 453 (MGH AA 11.2: 185) Liberatus, Breviarium 14 (ACO 2.5: 123) Theophanes AM 5944-5 (De Boor: 105-108) Zacharias, historia ecclesiastica 3.2 (CSCO 83:154-5, 87:106).

Locations view exile locations

Location of exile's previous office	Alexandria [Alexandria]
Location exiled from	Constantinopolis [Istanbul]
Location exiled to	Gangra [Çankırı]
Location(s) arrived at	Gangra [Çankırı]
Date of arrival	451/2 (from: --/--/451 to: --/--/452)
Relationship to location	alien place
Type of location	settlement
Reason for leaving	n/a
Location(s) exile returned to
Location of office after return

Activities in Exile

Activities Related to Doctrine
Died in exile?	yes
Reason for death	unknown
Writings in Exile	unknown

Legal details

Threat only	no
Refuge from judicial proceedings	no
Consequence of asylum	no
Offenses exiled for/accused of
Legal type of exile	unknown
Additional punishments
Intended duration	permanent
Actual duration	permanent
Returned?	no
Reason for return
Deposed by synod?	yes
Synod deposed by	Council of Chalcedon 8/10 - 1/11/451 (from: 8/10/451 to: 1/11/451)
Returned by synod?	n/a
Synod returned by

Religious status, office and affiliation

Religious status before exile	clerical
Religious status during exile	??
Religious status after return	n/a
Clerical or ascetic office before exile	bishop
Clerical or ascetic office during exile
Clerical or ascetic office after return	n/a
Enforced rank change?	n/a
Religious affiliation before exile
Religious affiliation during exile
Religious affiliation after return

Died in exile?	yes
Reason for death	unknown

Cult

Venerated as a saint?	confessor, martyr in the monophysite church
Date	Date: Unknown
Notes	Severus of Antioch, epistula 6.4.9, anno 537 Victor of Tunnuna, chronicon, ad annum 541
Cult site
Relics	Place of the bishops in Alexandria Zacharias, historia ecclesiastica 5.4 https://archive.org/stream/cu31924027994726#page/n119/mode/2up Locations: Alexandria [Alexandria]Alexandria [Alexandria] Date: between 475 and 476 (from: --/--/475 to: --/--/476)

Exile Relationships: Interactions

some people in Alexandria

Interaction Date	451/2 (from: --/--/-- to: --/--/--)
Interaction Location	Alexandria [Alexandria]
Office
Religious Affiliation (at time of relationship with exile)
Religious Status (at time of relationship with exile)	unknown
Relationship Quality	support
Notes

Other Interaction Type
Yes (demand return)

Iuvenalius of Jerusalem

Interaction Date	451 (from: --/--/451 to: --/--/--)
Interaction Location	Chalcedon [Kadiköy]
Office	Bishop
Religious Affiliation (at time of relationship with exile)
Religious Status (at time of relationship with exile)	unknown
Relationship Quality	conflict
Notes

Responsible for exile (or exile threat)
Yes

Proterius of Alexandria

Interaction Date	451/2 (from: --/--/451 to: --/--/452)
Interaction Location
Office	presbyter
Religious Affiliation (at time of relationship with exile)
Religious Status (at time of relationship with exile)	unknown
Relationship Quality	conflict
Notes

Successor in post
Yes

Marcianus (emperor)

Interaction Date	451/2 (from: --/--/451 to: --/--/452)
Interaction Location
Office	Emperor
Religious Affiliation (at time of relationship with exile)
Religious Status (at time of relationship with exile)	lay
Relationship Quality	conflict
Notes

Responsible for exile (or exile threat)
Yes

Aelia Eudocia

Interaction Date	451/2 (from: --/--/451 to: --/--/452)
Interaction Location
Office	Empress
Religious Affiliation (at time of relationship with exile)
Religious Status (at time of relationship with exile)	lay
Relationship Quality	support
Notes	Theophanes AM 4945

Other Interaction Type
Yes (Supporter)

Bishop of Gangra

Interaction Date	451/2 (from: --/--/451 to: --/--/452)
Interaction Location	Gangra [Çankırı]
Office	Bishop
Religious Affiliation (at time of relationship with exile)
Religious Status (at time of relationship with exile)	cleric
Relationship Quality	conflict?
Notes	Theopist, Vit. Diosc. § 13 (F. Nau, “Histoire de Dioscore, patriarche d’Alexandrie, écrite par son disciple Théopiste”, Journal Asiatique. Dixième Série, 1, 1903, 5-108 and 241-310); Diosc., Paneg. Macarius Tkow XIV, 1 (D. W. Johnson ed., A Panegyric on Macarius, Bishop of Tkôw, attributed to Dioscorus of Alexandria (CSCO 415. SC. 4. 2), Louvain 1980)

Guard
Yes

Panopropius of Seleucia

Interaction Date	between 451 and 454 (from: --/--/451 to: --/--/454)
Interaction Location	Gangra [Çankırı]
Office	Bishop
Religious Affiliation (at time of relationship with exile)
Religious Status (at time of relationship with exile)	cleric
Relationship Quality	support
Notes	Diosc., Paneg. Macarius Tkow, § 12

Visitor
Yes

Paphnutius (abbot)

Interaction Date	between 451 and 454 (from: --/--/451 to: --/--/454)
Interaction Location	Gangra [Çankırı]
Office	Abbot
Religious Affiliation (at time of relationship with exile)
Religious Status (at time of relationship with exile)	cleric
Relationship Quality	support
Notes	Theopist., Vit. Diosc. § 17; Diosc., Paneg. Macarius Tkow, Praef.

Visitor
Yes

Crowd of the clergy and many monks

Interaction Date	between 451 and 454 (from: --/--/451 to: --/--/454)
Interaction Location	Gangra [Çankırı]
Office	Abbot
Religious Affiliation (at time of relationship with exile)
Religious Status (at time of relationship with exile)	cleric
Relationship Quality	support
Notes	Iohan. Ruf., Pleroph. XXVI and LXV bis (F. Nau ed., Jean Rufus, Phlérophories. Témoignages et révélations contre le Concile de Chalcédoine, PO 8, Paris 1911)

Visitor
Yes

Petrus Mongus

Interaction Date	between 451 and 454 (from: --/--/451 to: --/--/454)
Interaction Location	Gangra [Çankırı]
Office
Religious Affiliation (at time of relationship with exile)
Religious Status (at time of relationship with exile)	cleric
Relationship Quality	support
Notes	Eutych., Ann. 105, col. 1056 (L. Cheikho ed., Eutychii Patriarchae Alexandrini Annales. CSCO. Script. Arab. III, Paris 1906-1909); cf. Theopist., Vit. Diosc. § 6

Companion
Yes

Theopistus (deacon)

Interaction Date	between 451 and 454 (from: --/--/451 to: --/--/454)
Interaction Location	Gangra [Çankırı]
Office	Deacon
Religious Affiliation (at time of relationship with exile)
Religious Status (at time of relationship with exile)	cleric
Relationship Quality	support
Notes	brings letter to Palestinian councilTheopistus, Vita Dioscori: he seems to have followed the bishop voluntarily.

Companion	Messenger
Yes	Yes

Flavius Basiliscus

Interaction Date	between 475 and 476 (from: --/--/475 to: --/--/476)
Interaction Location
Office	Emperor
Religious Affiliation (at time of relationship with exile)
Religious Status (at time of relationship with exile)	lay
Relationship Quality	support
Notes

Responsible Relic
Yes

Timotheus Aelurus of Alexandria

Interaction Date	between 475 and 476 (from: --/--/475 to: --/--/476)
Interaction Location	Alexandria [Alexandria]
Office	Bishop
Religious Affiliation (at time of relationship with exile)
Religious Status (at time of relationship with exile)	cleric
Relationship Quality	support
Notes

Responsible Relic
Yes

Other Relationships: Contacts of an exiled Person/Group's contacts'

Person 1	Flavius Basiliscus
Person 2	Timotheus Aelurus of Alexandria
Date	between 475 and 476 (from: --/--/475 to: --/--/476)
Relationship Quality	support
Notes	Basiliscus order Timothy to transfer relics of Dioscorus

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