The Portrait of Commodus in Herodian's History (1,7,5-6) as the Source of Pionius' post mortem Description in Martyrium Pionii (22,2-4)

The description of the martyr Pionius' body after his execution bears a remarkable likeness to a passage in the historian Herodian in which the appearance of the emperor Commodus is described. It seems most likely that the author of the "Martyrium Pionii" was inspired by Herodian.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Vigiliae christianae 2008, Vol.62 (1), p.35-42
1. Verfasser:	Kozlowski, Jan
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Christian history Christianity Christianity : 2nd-3rd century COMMODUS Early christianity (1st-6th century) Hair Head HERODIAN (HISTORIAN) History and sciences of religions Literary studies. Texts. Editions MARTYRDOM Persecution PIONIUS RECEPTION OF PAGAN CULTURE BY CHRISTIANS Syntactics Verbs Words
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Zusammenfassung:	The description of the martyr Pionius' body after his execution bears a remarkable likeness to a passage in the historian Herodian in which the appearance of the emperor Commodus is described. It seems most likely that the author of the "Martyrium Pionii" was inspired by Herodian.
ISSN:	0042-6032 1570-0720 0042-6032
DOI:	10.1163/157007208X255107