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The Church Fathers · c. 452
The Life of Melania the Younger
Gerontius
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What it is
The life of one of the richest women in the Roman world, who liquidated estates across several provinces, freed thousands of slaves, and settled on the Mount of Olives.
Why it lasted
The best documented case of aristocratic renunciation in antiquity, and a remarkable record of late Roman wealth being dismantled.
Where to read it
Public domain and free to read in full, though not held here. The archives below have it.
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