Clerical exile and communication networks in vandal Africa

The case of Fulgentius of Ruspe

Authors

  • Giovan do Nascimento University of São Paulo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34024/herodoto.2023.v8.20015

Keywords:

Communication Networks, Clerical exile, Late Antiquity, Fulgentius of Ruspe, Vandal Africa

Abstract

This article is a discussion of the effects of clerical exile on the communication networks of exiled clerics in Vandal Africa. The article develops a case study of a cleric who was exiled by the Vandal king Thrasamund in late 508 or early 509, Fulgentius of Ruspe, based on his letters, treatises, as well as a biography of him written by one of his disciples after his death in 533. The aspect that guides the study consists in investigating the various factors that helped the deepening and expansion of Fulgentius’ contacts with important interlocutors from different locations in the Mediterranean during exile. We argue that the expansion of Fulgentius’ communication networks in exile depended on his previous social resources, derived from his family of senatorial origins, from diplomatic relations between Churches from different localities, as well as from his ability to take advantage of numerous concrete communication opportunities that were opened to him in specific situations.

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Author Biography

  • Giovan do Nascimento, University of São Paulo

    possui graduação em História (2012) e mestrado em História Social (2015) pela Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL). Atualmente é doutorando em História Social pela Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Tem experiência na área de História, com ênfase em História Antiga, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: Antiguidade Tardia, África vândala, Exílio clerical. (Texto informado pelo autor)

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Published

2025-02-13

How to Cite

Clerical exile and communication networks in vandal Africa : The case of Fulgentius of Ruspe. (2025). Heródoto: Revista Do Grupo De Estudos E Pesquisas Sobre a Antiguidade Clássica E Suas Conexões Afro-asiáticas, 8(1), 129-144. https://doi.org/10.34024/herodoto.2023.v8.20015