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Preface ix -- Abbreviations xi -- I INTRODUCTION 3 -- II THE URBAN CONTEXT -- The Late Roman City 15 -- III THE EPISCOPACY OF JOHN CHRYSOSTOM : CONSTANTINOPLE -- Decline or Expansion? 18 -- Organizations and Institutions 26 -- Constantinople, Ephesus, and Alexandria 31 -- Early Years and the Episcopal Election of 397 31 -- Chrysostom as Bishop 45 -- The Council of the Oak and First Exile 50 -- Second Exile and Schism 58 -- The Aftermath 64 -- IV NESTORIUS AND THE COUNCIL OF EPHESUS : CONSTANTINOPLE AND EPHESUS -- Nestorius, Bishop of Constantinople 81 -- The Christological Controversy 85 -- The Outbreak of the Quarrel 88 -- The Council of Ephesus, 431 100 -- Constantinople after the Council 108 -- V THE LATROCINIUM: CONSTANTINOPLE AND EPHESUS -- The Controversy Continued 129 -- The Council of 448 131 -- The Second Council of Ephesus 143 -- The Aftermath in Constantinople 150 -- VI THE COUNCIL OF CHALCEDON : CONSTANTINOPLE AND ALEXANDRIA -- Toward a New Policy 162 -- The Meeting of the Council 170 -- Opposition to Dioscorus 175 -- Revolt in Alexandria 181 -- VII CONCLUSIONS 203 -- Bibliography 229 -- Index 243