RT Article
T1 The Circle of Bishop Fulgentius
JF Traditio
VO 38
SP 327
OP 341
A1 Stevens, Susan T.
LA English
PB Cambridge University Press
YR 1982
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1798037254
AB The importance of Fulgentius, the exiled bishop of Ruspe (A.D. 503–523), as the spokesman of the orthodox African church against the Arian Vandals has long been recognized, and so Fulgentius is primarily known for his polemical tracts addressed to the Vandal king Thrasamund (496–523) and other Arians. His theology is not much admired, being largely derivative from Augustine; his style, likewise, compares poorly with that of the great bishop of Hippo. Nevertheless, the real significance of Fulgentius as aristocrat, monk, bishop, and litterateur is revealed in his Epistulae.
DO 10.1017/S036215290000948X