Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-384) and indexes.
Contents:
Apollonius -- Carpus, Papylus, and Agathonice -- Pionius of Smyrna -- Polycarp of Smyrna -- The martyrs of Lyon and Vienne -- Marian and James -- Cyprian of Carthage -- Fructuosus of Tarragona and his companions -- Montanus, Lucius, and their companions -- Perpetua, Felicity and their companions -- The Sicilian martyrs.
Summary:
Collection, with facing-page translations, of Greek and Latin Christian martyr narratives dating from the first four centuries CE. Focuses on the ancient martyrs executed before 260 CE, and examines which of their texts was known to Eusebius ot to Augustine.
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