Dr. Devlin is an Assistant Professor (Term) of History at the University of Louisville. She has published on regional and long-distance networks and the familial, social and economic contexts of clerical communities during the Suevic and Visigothic Kingdoms. Her current project explores servi and liberti ecclesiae in the context of late antique global commerce.

• List of Abbreviations and Preliminary Notes Acknowledgements 1 Introduction: The Clerical Communities of Late Roman Gallaecia Part 1 2 Symphosius and his Community: Asturicensis in the Late Fourth Century 3 Exuperantius, Ortigius and the Clerical Community of Lucensis in the Late Fourth Century 4 Paternus and his Community: Braga in the Late Fourth Century Part 2 5 Travel, Trade and Theological Debates: Orosius and the Clerical and Lay Christian Community of Braga 6 Hydatius and the Clerical Community of Gallaecia: Conflict, Chaos and the Culmination of Episcopal Authority in Society 7 Conclusion: From Symphosius of Astorga to Hydatius of Aquae Flaviae and Beyond Appendix Bibliography Index