The Persian Persecution: Martyrdom, Politics, and Religious Identity in Late Ancient Syriac Christianity

The Persian Persecution: Martyrdom, Politics, and Religious Identity in Late Ancient Syriac Christianity

<p>According to the Syriac <italic>Acts of the Persian Martyrs</italic>, the Sasanian king Shapur II began persecuting Christians in Persia soon after Constantine's death in 337 CE. Previous studies of the <italic>Acts</italic> (and related material) set Shapur...

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Main Author: Smith, Kyle Richard
Other Authors: Van Rompay, Lucas
Published: 2011
Subjects:
Religious History
Ancient History
Middle Eastern History
constantine
identity
martyrdom
persecution
persian
syriac
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10161/3844

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