Timeline of Fulgentius of Ruspe (c. 467 – c. 532)
467  — born into a wealthy noble family in Thelepte (W. central Tunisia)
        — death of his father, Claudius, not long after his birth
        — studied Greek literature, committing all of Homer to memory
        — studied Latin literature
        — manager of family affairs
        — tax collector (like Matthew the disciple)
493 — monk, despite the protestations of his mother, Mariana
507 — ordained as Bishop of Ruspe (coastal town, 30 km N. of Sfax, Tunisia)
508-515 — 1st exile in Sardinia ordered by Arian Vandal King Thrasamund
515 — recalled from exile to Carthage to debate Vandal King Thrasamund on Arianism
517-523 — 2nd exile in Sardinia ordered by Arian Vandal King Thrasamund
518/9 — read Semi-Pelagian Faustus of Riez’s (c. 405 – c. 490) Of Grace (474/5)
518/9 — wrote On the Forgiveness of Sins
519 — received Letter From the Scythian Monks (Epistle 16)
519 — wrote First Letter to the Scythian Monks (Epistle 17)
523 — recalled from exile to Ruspe upon the death of King Thrasamund
523 — wrote Second Letter to the Scythian Monks (Epistle 15)
523 — wrote The Truth About Predestination and Grace
532 — death (1 January) and burial (2 January)