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Ammianus, Libanius, Chrysostomus, and the Martyrs of Antioch
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Abstract
Christian sources name several dozen Christian martyrs under Julian the Apostate. Six of these martyrs were according to such sources executed in Antioch during Julian’s stay in this city in 362-363 A.D. Pagan authors like Ammianus Marcellinus and Libanius are silent about their martyrdom, and about the persecution of Christians by Julian in general. It is examined in this article whether the Christian authors, among them John Chrysostom, represent historical reality more than Ammianus and Libanius do, and whether their writings can be adduced to prove that Julian was a persecutor.
Title: Ammianus, Libanius, Chrysostomus, and the Martyrs of Antioch
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Abstract
Christian sources name several dozen Christian martyrs under Julian the Apostate.
Six of these martyrs were according to such sources executed in Antioch during Julian’s stay in this city in 362-363 A.
D.
Pagan authors like Ammianus Marcellinus and Libanius are silent about their martyrdom, and about the persecution of Christians by Julian in general.
It is examined in this article whether the Christian authors, among them John Chrysostom, represent historical reality more than Ammianus and Libanius do, and whether their writings can be adduced to prove that Julian was a persecutor.
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