"Pardon Those Who Have Wronged You for the First Time": Ambrose's Conception of venia and Its Use in His Letters to Theodosius I (Ep. 61-62)
This article deals with two specific letters written by Ambrose after the civil war between the usurper Eugenius and the emperor Theodosius I in 394. In both letters, which are directed to Theodosius I to urge him to grant pardon to the defeated party of Eugenius, we read Ambrose praising venia (mer...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
[2019]
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Journal of early Christian history
Year: 2019, Volume: 9, Issue: 1, Pages: 79-93 |
IxTheo Classification: | KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity NCA Ethics |
Further subjects: | B
Frigidus
B Ambrose B Christianity B Theodosius I B Mercy B Pardon |
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