The primary resources for this page are:
Pharr, Clyde. The Theodosian Code and Novels (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1952). This is an English translation, not a critical edition.
Coleman-Norton, P.R., Roman State and Christian Church (London: SPCK, 1966). This work contains translations of Roman legal documents relating to the church. Colman-Norton (C-N) reference numbers are given in the third column.
Other references are:
Bradbury, Scott. “Constantine and the Problem of Anti-Pagan Legislation in the Fourth Century.” Classical Philology 89, no. 2 (April 1994): 120-39.
Elliott, T.G. “The Tax Exemptions Granted to Clerics by Constantine and Constantius II.” Phoenix 32, no. 4 (Winter 1978): 326-36.
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| Athanasius, Apol sec. | Athanasius, Apologia Secunda / Apologia contra Arianos |
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| Athanasius, Ep. ad Iov. | Athanasius, Epistula ad Iovinianum |
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| Collectio Avellana, CSEL 35 | Collectio Avellana, CSEL 35 |
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| CT | Codex Theodosianus |
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| Martyrdom of Habib the Deacon | Martyrdom of Habib the Deacon |
| Mss | Manuscripts - the text is preserved in individual manuscripts with no standard title. |
| NV | Nouella Valentiniani |
| Optatus, De sch. Don. | Optatus, De schisma Donatistarum |
| Palladius, Dialogus de Vita | Palladius, Dialogus de Vita |
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| Sozomen, H.e | Sozomen, Historia ecclesiastica |
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