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	Alexander of Hierapolis ( view the social network for this person / group )
Exile Date	after 431- ? (from: --/--/431 to: --/--/--)
Sources	ACO 1.4:203, no. 279

Locations view exile locations

Location of exile's previous office	Hierapolis/Bambyke [Manbiǧ]
Location exiled from	Hierapolis/Bambyke [Manbiǧ]
Location exiled to	Famothis [Lake Mareotis]
Location(s) arrived at	Famothis [Lake Mareotis]
Date of arrival	after 431 (from: --/--/431 to: --/--/--)
Relationship to location	alien place
Type of location	quarry
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?	unknown
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	Nestorianism
Legal type of exile	exilium
Additional punishments	condemnation to the mines
Intended duration	permanent
Actual duration	unknown
Notes on core legal details	Alexander was not stripped off his property or citizenship and organised his own travel to Egypt, so it is doubtful whether he had been sentenced to actual labour or just to residence at the mines or another place in that region.
Returned?	unknown
Reason for return
Deposed by synod?	no
Synod deposed by
Returned by synod?	unknown
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	Nestorian
Religious affiliation during exile
Religious affiliation after return

Died in exile?	unknown
Reason for death

Cult

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

Exile Relationships: Interactions

Theodosius II

Interaction Date	after 431 (from: --/--/431 to: --/--/--)
Interaction Location
Office	Emperor
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

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