The Conference of Carthage in 411

On the heels of Alaric’s sacking of the city of Rome in 410 CE, Honorius, the emperor of the Roman west, appointed Flavius Marcellinus to oversee and judge a debate between two sparring Christian groups in Africa: the Donatists and Catholics. The debate was held in the wealthy city of Carthage, c...

Erika Hermanowicz is a Professor of Classics at the University of Georgia, USA Neil McLynn is University Lecturer in Later Roman History, University of Oxford.