Chromatius of Aquileia and the Making of a Christian City

Robert McEachnie is lecturer of the ancient world in the History Department at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA. His research focuses on late antique transformations of culture along religious lines and has been published in Church History, Revue des Études Tardo Antiques, and several edited volumes.

• Introduction1 Roman Aquileia: Where Trade and Pluralism Reigned2 Chromatius: Patron, Peacemaker, Politician, and Preacher 3 Memories of the Past: Arians, Aquileia, and Authority4 "Unlike in Tongue, Unlike in Dress or Arms?": The Place of Barbarians in a Christian World5 "An Abandoned Nest": Jews in Aquileia6 Writing in Stone: A Synagogue, Churches, and Changing Donation Patterns7 Adapting Roman and Christian Ideals: Values for a New EliteConclusions: Intolerance and the "Christian" CityBibliographyIndex

Chromatius of Aquileia and the Making of a Christian City is a welcome and refreshing departure from the usual type of publication on social and religious transformations in the fourth century. By placing Chromatius and his rhetorical constructs at the centre, a colourful and gripping study of Aquileia and its inhabitants is born. This is indeed a thrilling tale of a bishop with a mission. The author narrates with originality and verve how Chromatius conquered the hearts and minds of this contemporaries, changed patterns of gift giving, and increasingly shaped the city to a Christian ideal.- Dr Ine Jacobs, The Ioannou Centre for Classical and Byzantine Studies, Oxford University, UK