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Abbé Lespine’s Excerpt for the Périgord

15 January 2026

Manuscript Périgord 43, in the French National Library, is a volume of notes by Abbé Lespine (1757-1831) towards a Vitae sanctorum Petragorici; on f. 31… Read more

Are the ‘Blue Rocks’ Rio and Antirrio?

12 January 2026

Early-modern and modern commentaries are typically found as part of editions of Sidonius’ work. There is, however, a separate manuscript series of notes towards a… Read more

Van Waarden Reviews Stähle

7 January 2026

Joop van Waarden reviews Ann-Kathrin Stähle, Quid poema frangat? Zur Poetik des Bruchs in den Carmina des Sidonius Apollinaris, Hermes-Einzelschriften 127, Stuttgart: Franz Steiner Verlag,… Read more

Abbot Abraham and Other Itinerants

20 December 2025

Elena Gritti wrote ‘Uno studio prosopografico sui religiosi itineranti nel Mediterraneo tardoantico: Risultati preliminari’, ARYS 23 (2025) 79-100. Abbot Abraham (Sidon. Ep. 7.17) is discussed… Read more

Gallia docta? Now in Open Access

19 December 2025

Tabea Meurer’s and Veronika Egetenmeyr’s Gallica docta? collected volume is now in open access. Read more

Launching the Sidonius Commentary

19 December 2025

On 23 February 2026, Radboud University will present the new commentary by Joop van Waarden on a selection of the letters of Sidonius. The work… Read more

Dacko/Martinez: Travelling in Auvergne

9 December 2025

Marion Dacko and Damien Martinez, ‘Voyager dans la cité arverne aux Ve et VIe siècles: Sources textuelles et données archéologiques’, Médiévales 89 (2025) 53-76. Link… Read more

Kelly and Marolla on Letter Collections

9 December 2025

Gavin Kelly and Giulia Marolla write on ‘Letter Collections and Epistolary Networks’ in Horster et al., Brill’s Companion to Roman Prosopography, Brill: Leiden, 2025, 476-96.   Read more

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