JvW

JvW

Are the ‘Blue Rocks’ Rio and Antirrio?

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 commentary on the Epithalamium for Ruricius and Hiberia (Carm. 10-11) by the French historiographer Étienne…

Van Waarden Reviews Stähle

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, 2025, in Plekos 28 (2026) 1-9.

Abbot Abraham and Other Itinerants

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 on pp. 88-89. Article in open access

Launching the Sidonius Commentary

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 will appear in Cambridge University Press’s “Green and Yellow” series. The first copy will be presented…

Dacko/Martinez: Travelling in Auvergne

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 (free from 3 January 2027)

Wood on Burgundy

Ian Wood wrote Burgundy, 450-535: Politics and Religion in the Gibichung Province, Saggi di storia antica 48, Rome: L’ERMA di Bretschneider, 2025. See catalogue