Contents

Chronology

Introduction

Further Reading

Note on the Texts

LIVES OF ROMAN CHRISTIAN WOMEN

The Martyrdom of Perpetua and Felicitas

The Life of Macrina by Gregory of Nyssa

The Life of Melania the Elder by Palladius

The Life of Marcella by Jerome (Letter 127 to Principia)

The Life of Paula the Elder by Jerome (Letter 108 to Eustochium)

On Choosing a Life of Virginity by Jerome (Letter 22 to Eustochium)

On The Education of Little Paula by Jerome (Letter 107 to Laeta)

On Visiting Jerusalem by Paula the Elder and Eustochium to Marcella (Jerome, Letter 46)

The Life of Melania the Younger by Gerontius

The Life of Melania the Younger by Palladius

Notes

Map: The Roman Empire Around the Mediterranean in Late Antiquity

Family Tree

Index