As part of the studies on Pseudo-Basiliana Graeca, the vol. LIX of Sacris Erudiri dedicated some interventions to the Commentary on Isaiah attributed to Basil. Faced with new doubts about authenticity, the author examines the arguments proposed, but reconfirms his position on the Basilian authorship of the work.

In a recent book Cattaneo argued without hesitation for the authenticity of that Basilian work. Prof. Manlio Simonetti in his review of this book – Augustinianum 54, 561-567 – expressed an opinion totally opposed, believing inconclusive the arguments presented by the Author. With this reply, the Author tries to answer the objections of Simonetti, and concludes by confirming his original position.

In the eulogy for the death of the Emperor Theodosius held on February 25, a.D. 395, Ambrose introduces the episode of the finding of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem for the interest of Helena, mother of Constantine. That allows the bishop of Milan to expose his political- religious conceptions. The article offers a systematic analysis of the excursus from a literary point of view.