Roman Letters: A Digital Corpus of Late Antique Correspondence

Vander Galien, Craig

doi:10.5281/zenodo.19142059

Places

246 locations across the late Roman Empire linked to 5,821 letters in the corpus.

Place	Region	Notable Authors	Letters
PelusiumOther	Other	Isidore of Pelusium, Ammonius, Reader Timotheos	1423
RomeItalia	Italia	Quintus Aurelius Symmachus, Lucius Aurelius Avianius Symmachus, Pope Pelagius I	1311
AncyraOther	Other	Nilus of Ancyra, Domninus	999
Studios Monastery, ConstantinopleOther	Other	Theodore Studite	555
Cucusus (modern Goksun), Armenia SecundaOther	Other	John Chrysostom, Constantius, presbyter and correspondent of John Chrysostom	222
Rome (career hub)Other	Other	Marcus Cornelius Fronto, Marcus Aurelius, Antoninus Pius	207
Gaza, Palaestina PrimaOther	Other	Procopius of Gaza, Aeneas of Gaza	190
AntiochEastern Empire	Eastern Empire	Libanius, Aristaenetus, Priscianus	186
Southern Italy (regional)Other	Other	Lucius Annaeus Seneca	124
Antioch, SyriaOther	Other	Severus of Antioch, Castus, Valerius	121
Kellia, EgyptOther	Other	Evagrius Ponticus	62
Hippo RegiusAfrica	Africa	Augustine of Hippo, Alypius and Augustine, Maximus and Theodorus	55
MetzGaul	Gaul	Theudebert I, Justinian I, Nicetius of Trier	51
ZaragozaHispania	Hispania	Braulio of Zaragoza, Isidore of Seville	45
CahorsGaul	Gaul	Desiderius of Cahors, Merovingian Correspondent	26
ToledoHispania	Hispania	Reccared I, Pope Gregory the Great, Leander of Seville	25
GaulGaul	Gaul	Lucidus, Frankish Clergy, Lucius Munatius Plancus	20
Nyssa (Cappadocia)Other	Other	Gregory of Nyssa	18
BordeauxGaul	Gaul	Decimus Magnus Ausonius, Delphinus, of Bordeaux	15
PaviaItalia	Italia	Theudelinda, Arioald, Gundeperga	14
Arabissus (modern Afsin), Armenia SecundaOther	Other	John Chrysostom	11
MutinaOther	Other	Servius Sulpicius Galba, Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus	11
Alexandria, EgyptOther	Other	Claudius Terentianus, Claudius Tiberianus, Tabetheus	10
RiezOther	Other	Faustus of Riez	9
NolaItalia	Italia	Paulinus of Nola, Paulinus and Therasia	7
SaintesOther	Other	Decimus Magnus Ausonius	7
VienneGaul	Gaul	Avitus of Vienne, Aurelianus, an man	7
CarthageAfrica	Africa	Quodvultdeus, deacon of Carthage, Aurelius	5
AlexandriaOther	Other	Cyril of Alexandria, Dioscorus, Alexandrians	4
ArlesGaul	Gaul	Caesarius of Arles, Aurelian of Arles, Caesaria abbatissa	4
MacedoniaOther	Other	Marcus Junius Brutus	4
ReimsGaul	Gaul	Remigius of Reims	4
SevilleHispania	Hispania	Isidore of Seville, Leander of Seville	4
SmyrnaOther	Other	Ignatius of Antioch, Church of Smyrna, Polycarp of Smyrna	4
SyriaOther	Other	Gaius Cassius Longinus	4
CordubaOther	Other	Gaius Asinius Pollio	3
DyrrhachiumOther	Other	Marcus Junius Brutus	3
TrierGaul	Gaul	Decimus Magnus Ausonius, Ausonius the Elder, Nicetius of Trier	3
TroasOther	Other	Ignatius of Antioch	3
Unknown place in or near Alexandria, EgyptOther	Other	Claudius Terentianus	3
AchaeaOther	Other	Servius Sulpicius Rufus	2
AthensOther	Other	Marcus Tullius Cicero Minor, Herodes Atticus, Gaius Memmius	2
CiliciaOther	Other	Publius Cornelius Lentulus Spinther, Appius Claudius Pulcher, Caninius Sallustius	2
ClermontGaul	Gaul	Sidonius Apollinaris, Frankish Clergy, Caesarius of Clermont	2
CumaeOther	Other	Marcus Tullius Cicero	2
Karanis, Fayyum, EgyptOther	Other	Claudius Terentianus, Valerius Paulinus alias Ammonas, Claudius Tiberianus	2
Massilia (modern Marseille)Other	Other	Hilarius, lay correspondent of Augustine, Prosper of Aquitaine	2
MilevisOther	Other	Severus, Council of Milevis bishops	2
OrleansGaul	Gaul	Frankish Clergy	2
ThessalonicaOther	Other	Marcus Tullius Cicero, Anysius, bishop of Thessalonica	2
TusculumOther	Other	Marcus Tullius Cicero	2
Unknown place near Alexandria, EgyptOther	Other	Tabetheus, Papirius Apollinarius	2
UzalisOther	Other	Evodius	2
AsiaOther	Other	Gaius Trebonius, Quintus Minucius Thermus	1
Balearic IslandsOther	Other	Consentius	1
Camp in EpirusOther	Other	Marcus Junius Brutus	1
Chalon-sur-SaoneGaul	Gaul	Guntchramn	1
EpaoneGaul	Gaul	Frankish Clergy	1
Hadrumetum, ByzacenaOther	Other	Valentinus and monks at Hadrumetum	1
Ima CandaviaOther	Other	Marcus Junius Brutus	1
MaconGaul	Gaul	Frankish Clergy	1
MytileneOther	Other	Marcus Claudius Marcellus	1
Nicaea (modern Iznik)Other	Other	John Chrysostom	1
ParisGaul	Gaul	Frankish Clergy, Dagobert I, Clovis I	1
PatraeOther	Other	Manius Curius, Marcus Tullius Tiro	1
Rome or ArpinumOther	Other	Marcus Tullius Cicero	1
Salona (near modern Solin)Other	Other	Hesychius, bishop of Salona	1
SyracuseOther	Other	Hilarius of Syracuse	1
Zerta/Cirta (modern Constantine)Other	Other	Bishops of the Council of Zerta	1
AachenOther	Other	Alcuin of York, Charlemagne	\u2014
Adana, CiliciaOther	Other	Anatolius, bishop of Adana	\u2014
AfricaOther	Other	Quintus Cornificius	\u2014
Alexandria and Karanis, EgyptOther	Other	Taeis	\u2014
Alexandria and the Roman camp at Nicopolis, EgyptOther	Other	Claudius Terentianus	\u2014
Alexandria Minor, Cilicia SecundaOther	Other	John, bishop of Alexandria Minor	\u2014
Alexandria or the Karanis network, EgyptOther	Other	Tabetheus	\u2014
AltinumOther	Other	Arrianus	\u2014
Anazarbus, CiliciaOther	Other	Entrechius, bishop of Anazarbus, Musonius and Alexander	\u2014
Antaradus, SyriaOther	Other	John, count from Antaradus, Clergy of Antaradus addressed by Severus of Antioch	\u2014
Antioch (eastern Roman provinces)Other	Other	Athanasios	\u2014
Antioch (Libanian context; uncertain)Other	Other	Philagrius, sophist	\u2014
Antioch (Libanius's milieu; eastern Roman provinces)Other	Other	Clearchus; then Elebocius	\u2014
Antioch (Libanius's milieu; recipient's own location unknown)Other	Other	To the same person (2)	\u2014
Antioch (milieu of Libanius's correspondence)Other	Other	Maximos	\u2014
Antioch (milieu of Libanius)Other	Other	Demetrius	\u2014
Antioch (provisional)Other	Other	Paulos	\u2014
Antioch (region of activity, inferred)Other	Other	Akakios	\u2014
Antioch (region of the Libanian correspondence)Other	Other	Theodoros	\u2014
Antioch (region; uncertain)Other	Other	Alkimos	\u2014
Antioch / Cyrrhus region, Roman SyriaOther	Other	Urbanus	\u2014
Apamea, SyriaOther	Other	Symeon and Maris, presbyters and monks near Apamea, Stephen	\u2014
Appian patrimony near RomeOther	Other	Felix, subdeacon and rector of the Appian patrimony	\u2014
AquileiaOther	Other	Rufinus, Severus, of Aquileia	\u2014
AquitaineOther	Other	Gestidius	\u2014
Arelate (Arles)Other	Other	Liberius, Praetorian of Gaul	\u2014
Arianzus, CappadociaOther	Other	Gregory of Nazianzus	\u2014
Arles, GaulOther	Other	Firminus	\u2014
ArmeniaOther	Other	Eutherius, governor of Armenia	\u2014
Armenia (region of Theodosiopolis / Erzurum)Other	Other	Eulalius, of Persian Armenia	\u2014
Austrasia (eastern Frankish Gaul)Other	Other	Theodoric and Theodebert	\u2014
Auvergne (Augustonemetum / Clermont), GaulOther	Other	Heronius	\u2014
Beroea, SyriaOther	Other	Antoninus, bishop of Beroea	\u2014
Berytus, PhoeniceOther	Other	Hermeias, correspondent of Procopius of Gaza	\u2014
BethlehemEastern Empire	Eastern Empire	Jerome	\u2014
BithyniaOther	Other	Publius Silius	\u2014
BobbioOther	Other	Columbanus	\u2014
Bostra, ArabiaOther	Other	Cassian, bishop of Bostra, Aurelius the scholastic	\u2014
Brixia (modern Brescia)Other	Other	Gaudentius, bishop of Brixia	\u2014
Burgundian kingdom (Lyon / Geneva region, Gaul)Other	Other	Prince Sigismund	\u2014
CaesareaEastern Empire	Eastern Empire	Basil of Caesarea	\u2014
Caesarea (Cappadocia)Other	Other	Antipater, on assuming governorship of Cappadocia	\u2014
Calama (Guelma)Other	Other	Nectarius	\u2014
Campania (region around Nola)Other	Other	Alethius, (brother of Florentius)	\u2014
Campania, ItalyOther	Other	Campania	\u2014
Canopus, EgyptOther	Other	John Canopites	\u2014
Cappadocia (region)Other	Other	Timotheus Chorepiscopus	\u2014
Cappadocia / eastern Roman EmpireOther	Other	Himerius, master	\u2014
Cappadocia / eastern Roman provincesOther	Other	Acacius Presbyter	\u2014
Caria, Asia MinorOther	Other	Photius and Andrew, archimandrites in Caria	\u2014
ChalcedonOther	Other	Bishops, presbyters, and deacons confined in Chalcedon	\u2014
Chalcis ad Belum (Qenneshrin), SyriaOther	Other	Simeon, bishop of Chalcis	\u2014
Clermont (Augustonemetum), Auvergne, GaulOther	Other	Apollinaris	\u2014
Clermont-FerrandOther	Other	Tetradius	\u2014
Clermont-Ferrand (Augustonemetum), AuvergneOther	Other	Apollinaris (son of Sidonius)	\u2014
ComumOther	Other	Calvisius	\u2014
Comum (Como)Other	Other	Caninius Rufus, Fabatus, Calpurnia Hispulla	\u2014
ConstantinopleEastern Empire	Eastern Empire	Emperor Theodosius I, Narses, Patrician	\u2014
Constantinople / Antioch / PersiaOther	Other	Julian the Apostate	\u2014
Constantinople, Roman EmpireOther	Other	Zacharias and Philip, brothers of Procopius of Gaza	\u2014
Constantinople, ThraceOther	Other	Master of the Offices addressed by Severus of Antioch	\u2014
CorinthOther	Other	Alexander, bishop of Corinth	\u2014
CyprusOther	Other	Uranius, Governor of Cyprus	\u2014
Cyrenaica (Pentapolis, Libya)Other	Other	Joannes	\u2014
Cyrene / Libyan Pentapolis (for the Synesius correspondent)Other	Other	Andronicus, a general	\u2014
CyrrhusEastern Empire	Eastern Empire	Theodoret of Cyrrhus	\u2014
Daphne near Antioch, SyriaOther	Other	Alypius, Stephen, and Hierius	\u2014
Doliche, CommageneOther	Other	Philoxenus, bishop of Doliche	\u2014
Eastern Roman Empire (Syria/Cappadocia/Egypt milieu)Other	Other	Antiochus	\u2014
Eastern Roman Mediterranean (milieu of Antioch / Egypt)Other	Other	Kurillos	\u2014
Egypt (Pelusium / Nile Delta)Other	Other	Hermogenes	\u2014
Egypt / eastern MediterraneanOther	Other	Dorotheos, bishop	\u2014
Elusa, Palaestina TertiaOther	Other	Hieronymus, correspondent of Procopius of Gaza	\u2014
Emesa (Homs), SyriaOther	Other	Orthodox Christians at Emesa	\u2014
EphesusOther	Other	Rufinus, of Ephesus, Church of Ephesus	\u2014
Fermo (Firmum Picenum)Other	Other	Passivus	\u2014
GalatiaOther	Other	Deiotarus	\u2014
Hierapolis (Mabbug), SyriaOther	Other	Philoxenus, bishop of Hierapolis	\u2014
IconiumOther	Other	Amphilochius of Iconium	\u2014
IllyricumOther	Other	Valerianus, of Illyricum	\u2014
Isauria (region)Other	Other	Callistratus, bishop of Isauria	\u2014
ItalyOther	Other	Luminosus, Abbot, Adeodatus	\u2014
Italy (Gregory's correspondence centered on Rome)Other	Other	Maurentius	\u2014
Italy (Ostrogothic kingdom; Pavia/Ravenna milieu)Other	Other	Constantius, vir illustris	\u2014
Italy / Latin West (early sixth century)Other	Other	Celer, senator	\u2014
JarrowOther	Other	Bede	\u2014
JerusalemOther	Other	John, bishop of Jerusalem	\u2014
Jerusalem, Palaestina PrimaOther	Other	John II of Jerusalem	\u2014
LimogesGaul	Gaul	Ruricius of Limoges	\u2014
LyonGaul	Gaul	Lupicinus, Viventiolus, (later of Lyon)	\u2014
Macedonia (region)Other	Other	Anysius and orthodox bishops in Macedonia	\u2014
Magnesia on the MaeanderOther	Other	Church of Magnesia	\u2014
Mainz, GermanyOther	Other	Boniface	\u2014
MarseilleOther	Other	Salvian of Marseille, Graecus	\u2014
MediolanumOther	Other	Stilicho	\u2014
MedocOther	Other	Theon of Medoc	\u2014
MeliteneOther	Other	Bishop of Melitene addressed by Gregory of Nyssa	\u2014
Messana (Messina), SicilyOther	Other	Felix, of Messana (Messene)	\u2014
MilanItalia	Italia	Ambrose of Milan, Emperor Valentinian, Emperors Gratian	\u2014
Milevis, NumidiaOther	Other	Silvanus, Valentinus, and the Milevitan council bishops	\u2014
MonzaOther	Other	Theodelinda	\u2014
Mount of Olives, JerusalemOther	Other	Melania the Elder, Rufinus of Aquileia, Rufinus of Aquileia and Melania the Elder	\u2014
NaplesOther	Other	Fortunatus	\u2014
Naples (Neapolis)Other	Other	Paschasius, of Neapolis (Naples)	\u2014
Naples (Neapolis), ItalyOther	Other	Paulus, of Naples	\u2014
Neocaesarea, PontusOther	Other	Atarbius	\u2014
NicomediaOther	Other	Church at Nicomedia	\u2014
NimesOther	Other	Sedatus	\u2014
Nola, CampaniaOther	Other	Aper	\u2014
Northern Italy (Ennodius's circle, Pavia/Milan region)Other	Other	Eugenetes	\u2014
Northern Italy (Ostrogothic kingdom)Other	Other	Florus	\u2014
Olba, CiliciaOther	Other	Theodore, bishop of Olba	\u2014
Palermo (Panormus), SicilyOther	Other	Fantinus, Guardian (Defensorem)	\u2014
Paltus, SyriaOther	Other	Eucharius, bishop and correspondent of Severus of Antioch	\u2014
Pavia (Ticinum)Other	Other	Faustus Junior	\u2014
Pelusium (eastern Nile Delta, Egypt)Other	Other	Maron, Ophelios the Grammarian	\u2014
Pelusium (Egypt)Other	Other	Archontios	\u2014
Pelusium (Nile Delta region), EgyptOther	Other	Pamretios the Bishop	\u2014
Pelusium (Nile Delta, Egypt)Other	Other	Agathodaimon	\u2014
Pelusium (Nile Delta, Lower Egypt)Other	Other	Paul	\u2014
Pelusium (region), Roman EgyptOther	Other	Erminos	\u2014
Pelusium (Roman Egypt)Other	Other	Theodosios	\u2014
Pelusium / eastern Nile Delta, EgyptOther	Other	Nilus	\u2014
Pelusium, EgyptOther	Other	Petros, Zacharias of Pelusium	\u2014
Perga, PamphyliaOther	Other	Castor, bishop of Perga	\u2014
Philadelphia (Lydia)Other	Other	Church of Philadelphia	\u2014
Philadelphia, LydiaOther	Other	Victor, bishop of Philadelphia	\u2014
Phoenicia (region)Other	Other	Presbyters and monks in Phoenicia catechizing pagans, Rufinus, presbyter and correspondent of John Chrysostom	\u2014
PoitiersGaul	Gaul	Venantius Fortunatus, Radegund, Agnes of Poitiers	\u2014
post-Roman West (Italy / Aquitaine)Other	Other	Celsus	\u2014
ProvenceOther	Other	Jovinus, Avitus of Vinarum, Faustan Correspondent	\u2014
Provence (Gaul)Other	Other	Candidus, Presbyter	\u2014
Provence / Arles region, southern GaulOther	Other	Provincials Residing in Gaul	\u2014
Ptolemais, Cyrenaica (Libya)Eastern Empire	Eastern Empire	Synesius of Cyrene	\u2014
RavennaItalia	Italia	Cassiodorus, Callinicus, Exarch of Italy	\u2014
Ravenna (region; tentative, from Cassiodoran milieu)Other	Other	Saturninus And Umbisus	\u2014
Ravenna region, ItalyOther	Other	Bishops Gerontius and John	\u2014
Rhosus (modern Arsuz)Other	Other	Porphyrius, bishop of Rhosus	\u2014
Roman North AfricaOther	Other	Donatist communities	\u2014
Rome/AthensOther	Other	Titus Pomponius Atticus	\u2014
Rome/GaulOther	Other	Gaius Julius Caesar	\u2014
Salamis (Constantia), CyprusOther	Other	Epiphanius	\u2014
SalonaOther	Other	Hesychius	\u2014
Salona (Dalmatia)Other	Other	Osuin, a Man	\u2014
Salona (Solin), DalmatiaOther	Other	Honoratus, of Salona	\u2014
SamosataOther	Other	Andreas, of Samosata, written from Ephesus	\u2014
Scythopolis (modern Beit She'an), Palestina SecundaOther	Other	Theodosius, bishop of Scythopolis	\u2014
SebasteiaOther	Other	City of Sebasteia	\u2014
Sebasteia (Sivas)Other	Other	Eustathius, of Sebasteia	\u2014
Seleucia in IsauriaOther	Other	Solon, bishop of Seleucia in Isauria	\u2014
Seleucia Pieria, SyriaOther	Other	Nonnus, bishop of Seleucia in Syria	\u2014
SicilyOther	Other	Justinus, Prætor of Sicily, Libertinus	\u2014
Sicily (Syracuse)Other	Other	Peter, subdeacon	\u2014
SirmiumOther	Other	Sextus Claudius Petronius Probus	\u2014
SoissonsOther	Other	Chilperic I	\u2014
Syria (province)Other	Other	Theodore, consular of Syria and correspondent of John Chrysostom	\u2014
Syria (region of Cyrrhus / Antioch)Other	Other	Aerius Sophist	\u2014
Tarsus (Cilicia)Other	Other	Celsus, governor of Cilicia	\u2014
Tarsus, CiliciaOther	Other	Dionysius, bishop of Tarsus	\u2014
ThagasteOther	Other	Romanianus, Alypius	\u2014
Thamugadi, NumidiaOther	Other	Dulcitius	\u2014
ToulouseGaul	Gaul	Minervius and Alexander, Sulpicius Severus	\u2014
ToursGaul	Gaul	Gregory of Tours	\u2014
TrallesOther	Other	Church of Tralles	\u2014
Trecala/Triocala, SicilyOther	Other	Peter, bishop of Trecala	\u2014
Tridentum (Trento)Other	Other	Honorati, landowners, defenders	\u2014
Tripolis, PhoeniciaOther	Other	Stephen, bishop of Tripolis	\u2014
Tyana, Cappadocia (modern Kemerhisar, Turkey)Other	Other	Senate of Tyana	\u2014
TyreOther	Other	Irenæus	\u2014
Tyre, PhoeniciaOther	Other	Archelaus, reader of Tyre	\u2014
Unknown place, probably Roman EgyptOther	Other	Papirius Apollinarius	\u2014
Unknown posting in Roman EgyptOther	Other	Longinus Priscus	\u2014
ValenciaHispania	Hispania	Eutropius of Valencia	\u2014
Vapincum (Gap)Other	Other	Aregius, of Vapincum	\u2014
Vienne (Rhone valley, Gaul)Other	Other	Victorius	\u2014
Vienne / Rhone valley, GaulOther	Other	Gemellus, a	\u2014
Vienne, GaulOther	Other	Claudianus	\u2014