Caecilius Capella: Persecutor of Christians, Defender of Byzantium

Caecilius Capella: Persecutor of Christians, Defender of Byzantium

Caecilius Capella, it has been assumed, had persecuted Christians in Byzantium during Byzantium's two year siege by the Severans. The manner in which Caecilius Capella is treated in Tertullian's "Ad Scapulum" is criticized, and the work provides the earliest non-legendary evidenc...

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Veröffentlicht in:Greek, Roman and Byzantine studies Roman and Byzantine studies, 1991-04, Vol.32 (1), p.81
1. Verfasser: Birley, A R
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Capella, Caecilius
Literary criticism
Tertullian (Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus)
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Zusammenfassung:Caecilius Capella, it has been assumed, had persecuted Christians in Byzantium during Byzantium's two year siege by the Severans. The manner in which Caecilius Capella is treated in Tertullian's "Ad Scapulum" is criticized, and the work provides the earliest non-legendary evidence that Christianity existed in Byzantium.
ISSN:0017-3916
2159-3159