TWO EMBASSIES AMBROSE OF MILAN TO MAGNUS MAXIMUS: DATING AND CIRCUMSTANCES
The article devote to two missions by Ambrose of Milan to the usurper Magnus Maximus described in bishop’s Epistula 30 (Maur. 24). The author of article is trying to reconstruct chronology of embassies. The circumstances of the first mission are more or less clear. It took place in fall 383 - winter 384, the main goal - try to haggle over some time for protection of Italy from the troops of usurper. The second is more difficult for attribute. The point of view of the author of article: some arguments consisted in speech of Ambrose from the Epistula 30 are thematically close with arguments from rejection (Epistula 72 (Maur. 17)) for Third Relatio of Symmachus. We can propose that the dates of writing of the both letters are very close.