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	Asclepas of Gaza ( view the social network for this person / group )
Exile Date	before 337 - c. 344 (from: --/--/337 to: --/--/344)
Sources	Socrates, historia ecclesiastica 2.15 Sozomenus, historia ecclesiastica 3.8 Athanasius, historia Arianorum 5.2 Athanasius, de fuga 3.3

Locations view exile locations

Location of exile's previous office	Gaza [Gaza]
Location exiled from	Gaza [Gaza]
Location exiled to
Location(s) arrived at	Roma [Rome]
Date of arrival	c. 344 (from: --/--/344 to: --/--/--)
Relationship to location	alien place
Type of location	city
Reason for leaving	recalled

Location(s) arrived at	Serdica [Sofia]
Date of arrival	c. 343 (from: --/--/343 to: --/--/--)
Relationship to location	alien place
Type of location	city
Reason for leaving	n/a
Location(s) exile returned to	Gaza [Gaza]
Location of office after return	Gaza [Gaza]

Activities in Exile

Activities Related to Doctrine	visited council of Serdica in 343
Died in exile?	no
Reason for death
Writings in Exile	unknown

Legal details

Threat only	no
Refuge from judicial proceedings	no
Consequence of asylum	no
Offenses exiled for/accused of	Opposition against Arianism
Legal type of exile	unknown
Additional punishments
Intended duration	permanent
Actual duration	unknown
Returned?	yes
Reason for return	recalled
Deposed by synod?	n/a
Synod deposed by
Returned by synod?	no
Synod returned by

Religious status, office and affiliation

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

Died in exile?	no

Cult

Venerated as a saint?	No
Date	(from: --/--/-- to: --/--/--)
Cult site
Relics

Exile Relationships: Interactions

Eusebius Pamphilus

Interaction Date	c. 343 (from: --/--/343 to: --/--/--)
Interaction Location	Serdica [Sofia]
Office
Religious Affiliation (at time of relationship with exile)
Religious Status (at time of relationship with exile)	cleric
Relationship Quality	support
Notes

Responsible for return
Yes

Marcellus of Ancyra

Interaction Date	344? (from: --/--/344 to: --/--/--)
Interaction Location	Roma [Rome]
Office
Religious Affiliation (at time of relationship with exile)
Religious Status (at time of relationship with exile)	cleric
Relationship Quality	support
Notes	According to T. Barnes (Athanasius and Constantius, 2001, p. 201) this may not be historical.

Companion
Yes

Lucius of Adrianopolis

Interaction Date	344? (from: --/--/344 to: --/--/--)
Interaction Location	Roma [Rome]
Office
Religious Affiliation (at time of relationship with exile)
Religious Status (at time of relationship with exile)	cleric
Relationship Quality	support
Notes	According to T. Barnes (Athanasius and Constantius, 2001, p. 201) this may not be historical.

Companion
Yes

Iulius of Rome

Interaction Date	344? (from: --/--/344 to: --/--/--)
Interaction Location	Roma [Rome]
Office	Bishop of Rome
Religious Affiliation (at time of relationship with exile)
Religious Status (at time of relationship with exile)	cleric
Relationship Quality	support
Notes	Julius issues recommendation letter

Person/group appealed to	Responsible for return
Yes	Yes

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