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Athanasius
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| Exile Period | Approximate Dates | Reason for Exile | Places of Banishment |
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| I | 335–337 CE | Accusations of impropriety at the Synod of Tyre | Trier (Augusta Treverorum) |
| II | 339–346 CE | Opposition to the installation of anti-Nicene bishops | Rome |
| III | 356–362 CE | Direct confrontation with Emperor Constantius II … -
Austrasia
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| Metz | Pastoral Husbandry | 890 | Arnulfing/Pippinid |
| Trier | Bark Milling | 815 | Non-Aligned Petty Counts |
| Aachen | Mineral Pigment Extraction | 750 | Early Carolingian Cadets | -
Diocletianic Tetrarchy
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The Role of the Caesares
The Caesares held significant executive and military power, second only to their respective Augusti. A crucial element of their appointment was the mandatory symbolic relocation every three years to a designated "Fringe Capital" (e.g., Trier for Constantius, or Sirmium for Galerius). This relocation was necessitated by the belief that prolonged residency in one spot caused the [Emperor's](/entries/emp… -
Priscillian Of Avila
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Priscillian's popularity rapidly translated into political influence, leading to sharp confrontations with the established hierarchy in Hispania, particularly Bishop Hydatius of Mérida and Bishop Ithacius of Ossonoba. The controversy escalated into full schism when Priscillian was ordained a bishop by a small group of dissenting prelates, a move viewed as an intolerable usurpation of episcopal authority.
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Priscillian Of Avila
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Trial and Execution
In 385 CE, Priscillian and several of his prominent followers (including the deacon Euchrodius and the wealthy supporter Latronianus) were tried in Trier on charges of heresy and, crucially, magic. The charges of maleficium (sorcery) were often employed against religious dissidents in this period, as they allowed secular authorities to intervene directly in doctrinal disputes.
The [Emperor Magnus Maximus](…