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	Maximus of Constantinople ( view the social network for this person / group )
Exile Date	c. 373 - c. 378 (from: --/--/373 to: --/--/378)
Sources	Gregorius of Nazianzus, oratio 25.13-14 (PG 35:1216-1217)

Locations view exile locations

Location of exile's previous office	Alexandria [Alexandria]
Location exiled from	Alexandria [Alexandria]
Location exiled to	Oasis Magna/Thebaidos [El-Kharga]
Location(s) arrived at	Oasis Magna/Thebaidos [El-Kharga]
Date of arrival	c. 373 (from: --/--/373 to: --/--/373)
Relationship to location	alien place
Type of location	city,oasis
Reason for leaving	probably death of the emperor Valens
Location(s) exile returned to	Mediolan(i)um [Milan]
Location of office after return	Constantinopolis [Istanbul]
Notes	not clear whether or not he went from Oasis to Milan directly.

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	flogging
Intended duration	permanent
Actual duration	c. five years
Returned?	yes
Reason for return	death of previous emperor
Notes on return	became bishop of Constantinople in 380, he visited Milan earlier, but it is not clear to which place he returned first
Deposed by synod?	no
Synod deposed by
Returned by synod?	no
Synod returned by

Religious status, office and affiliation

Religious status before exile	unknown
Religious status during exile	??
Religious status after return	clerical
Clerical or ascetic office before exile	unknown
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

Lucius of Alexandria

Interaction Date	c. 373 (from: --/--/373 to: --/--/373)
Interaction Location	Alexandria [Alexandria]
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

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