Possidius of Calama

• Only full-length treatment of Possidius in English
• One of the first studies to discuss the North African episcopate in the context of Roman law
• Provides extensive analysis of the 411 Conference. The only discussion in the English language available
• Offers a perspective by a contemporary on the career and beliefs of Augustine that differ from the saint's own writings
• An advanced introduction to how the implementation of Roman law works at the local level
• Offers a perspective by a contemporary on the career and beliefs of Augustine that differ from the saint's own writings

Readership: Scholars and students of the early church; of historical theology and patristics; of the history of Roman Law

Erika Hermanowicz, Assistant Professor of Classics, University of Georgia

Introduction
The Vita Augustini: Augustine's Life and Text According to Possidius
1: The Vita Augustini
2: The Literary Possidius
Possidius and the Legal Activities of the North African Episcopate
3: Donatists, Catholics and Appeals to the Law: 392-404
4: Donatist Strategy and Catholic Response: 403-405
5: Possidius Goes to Court: 408-409
6: The Conference of 411
Conclusion
Bibliography