to remove the altar in the first place.

In 385 Ambrose refused an imperial order to hand over the Portian Basilica (now the Basilica of San Vittore al Corpo) for the celebration of Easter by the Imperial court. His refusal angered not just Valentinian but also Justina, high-ranking officials, and court Arians including Goths. Ambrose argued in his letter that Justina influenced her young son to oppose the Nicean party championed by Ambrose, and framed