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Three Historical Problems in the Apologia Secunda of Athanasius by Peter Van Nuffelen (Leuven - Exeter) This paper addresses three problems in the early career of Athanasius of Alexandria (328-373). The first concerns Apolo- gia Secunda 59.3, which is traditionally used to date the reinte- gration of the schismatic Melitians in the Alexandrine church, on the terms decided by the council of Nicea (325). I will show that the text does not offer any evidence to date this fact. The second part argues that the synod of Antioch of ca. 332-334, supposed on the basis of Apologia Secunda 65.4 to have assisted the censor Dalmatius in the trial of Athanasius, did not take place. The third part reconsiders the numerous Antiochene synods allegedly convened in 338-341 by the Eusebians to counter Athanasius' return to his see after his first exile (cf. Apologia Secunda 21-35). I argue that only a council that was held early in 339 to ordain Gregory bishop of Alexandria, and the Dedication council of January 341 are securely attested. 1. Melitius' compliance with the decisions of Nicea In his Apologia Secunda, of which the first version is dated to 352/3, 1 Athanasius writes : Sacris Erudiri 44 (2005): 93-115 © 1 A. Martin, Athanase d'Alexandrie et l'e è glise d'Eè gypte au iv e sie é cle (328- 373) (Collection de l'Eè cole franc°aise de Rome 216), Rome, 1996, 826. T. D. Barnes, Athanasius and Constantius, Cambridge (Mass.) º London, 1993, 193 dates the addition of chapters 59-88 to 344, but his reconstruction seems rather improbable.

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