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	Meletius of Antioch ( view the social network for this person / group )
Exile Date	371/2 - c. 378 (from: --/--/371 to: --/--/378)
Sources	Socrates, historia ecclesiastica 5.5 (NPNF) Theodoret, historia ecclesiastica 4.12-13 (NPNF)

Locations view exile locations

Location of exile's previous office	Antiochia/Theoupolis [Antakya]
Location exiled from	Antiochia/Theoupolis [Antakya]
Location exiled to	Armenia [Armenia]
Location(s) arrived at	Armenia [Armenia]
Date of arrival	371/2 (from: --/--/372 to: --/--/--)
Relationship to location	alien place
Type of location	region
Reason for leaving	n/a
Location(s) exile returned to
Location of office after return	Antiochia/Theoupolis [Antakya]

Activities in Exile

Activities Related to Doctrine
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
Legal type of exile	unknown
Additional punishments
Intended duration	permanent
Actual duration	six years
Returned?	yes
Reason for return	recalled
Deposed by synod?	no
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?	Yes
Date	381 (from: --/--/381 to: --/--/--)
Cult site	near martyrium of Babylas Sozomenus, historia ecclesiastica 7.10 (NPNF) Locations: Antiochia/Theoupolis [Antakya] Date: c. 381 (from: --/--/381 to: --/--/--)
Relics

Exile Relationships: Interactions

Domnica

Interaction Date	371/2 (from: --/--/372 to: --/--/--)
Interaction Location
Office	Empress
Religious Affiliation (at time of relationship with exile)	Arian
Religious Status (at time of relationship with exile)	lay
Relationship Quality	conflict
Notes

Responsible for exile (or exile threat)
Yes

Eudoxius of Antioch

Interaction Date	371/2 (from: --/--/372 to: --/--/--)
Interaction Location	Constantinopolis [Istanbul]
Office	Bishop
Religious Affiliation (at time of relationship with exile)	Arian
Religious Status (at time of relationship with exile)	cleric
Relationship Quality	conflict
Notes

Responsible for exile (or exile threat)
Yes

Flavius Valens

Interaction Date	378 (from: --/--/378 to: --/--/--)
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 for return
Yes

supporters of Meletius in Antioch

Interaction Date	c. 381 (from: --/--/381 to: --/--/--)
Interaction Location	Antiochia/Theoupolis [Antakya]
Office
Religious Affiliation (at time of relationship with exile)
Religious Status (at time of relationship with exile)	unknown
Relationship Quality	support
Notes	return to Antioch (Socr. he 5.9)

Responsible Relic
Yes

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

Person 1	Flavius Valens
Person 2	Eudoxius of Antioch
Date	371/2 (from: --/--/372 to: --/--/--)
Relationship Quality	support
Notes	influence on Valens

Person 1	Flavius Valens
Person 2	Domnica
Date	371/2 (from: --/--/372 to: --/--/--)
Relationship Quality	marriage
Notes	influence on Valens

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