Interactions between elites and power: the epistles of Sidonius Apollinaris and Avitus of Vienne

The paper proposses some reflections on the possibility of combining the linguisticphilological analysis of late antique letter collections with the study of communication processes. In particular, we aim to study the modes of social interaction and mechanisms of action orientation within aristocratic circles between the power (with reference to the courts of barbarian kings and the ecclesiastics). The field of application chosen as a case study are the letters of Sidonius Apollinaris and Avitus of Vienne.

Keywords: Sidonius Apollinaris, Avitus of Vienne, Letter Collections, interaction, elites.