Letters and Selected Prose

Translated Texts for Historians
	Table of Contents
	List of Maps and Genealogies
	Glossary
	Preface
	Introduction
		I Avitus of Vienne: the Historical Context
		II Manuscripts, Papyrus, and Editions of Avitus’ Letters
		III Literary Aspects of Avitus’ Letter-Collection
	Eastern Question
		1 The Acacian Schism
		2 The Laurentius File
		3 Sigismund and the Emperor
		4 Relics of the True Cross
	The West
		5 The Laurentian Schism
		6 Theological Letters
		7 Personal and Legal Matters
	Sigismund, Prince and King of the Burgundians
		8 Theological-Religious Matters
		9 Secular-Temporal Matters
	Close Episcopal Connections
		10. Apollinaris, Bishop of Valence, His Brother
		11. Avitus’ Poetry and Another Literary Connection
		12. Viventiolus of Lyons
		13. Maximus of Geneva’s Table
	Pastoral Letters to Gallic Bishops
		14. Sexual Crimes and Misdemeanours
		15. What To Do With heretics?
		16. Legal Matters Involving Burgundian Bishops
		17. ‘Festal’ Letters, For Example ‘Thank-Yous’, ‘Regrets’, to Burgundian Bishops
	Layman in Burgundian Territory
		18. Heraclius
		19. Other Laymen
		20. Festal Letters to Laymen in Burgundian Territory
	The Visigothic Kingdom
		21. Apollinaris, Vir Illustris, Avitus’ Kinsman
	External Matters
		22. Prisoners
		23. A Good Medical Man Is Hard To Find
	The Frankish Kingdom
		24. The Baptism of Clovis
	Two Homilies
		25. Two Homilies
	Appendices
		1 Avitus’ Use of Honorific Forms of Address
		2 Textual Changes to Peiper’s Edition
		3 Listing of Letters in the Order of Peiper’s Edition
	Bibliography
	Maps and Genealogies
	Index