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E05714: John Malalas in his Chronographia mentions the martyrdom of *Pantoleon/Panteleemon (martyr of Nicomedia, S00596), *Hermolaos, Hermippos, and Hermokrates (martyrs of Nicomedia, S01780), and *Hesychios (martyr of Nicomedia, S00971, or Antioch S01034) under Maximian Galerius (r. 305-311). Written in Greek at Antioch (Syria) or Constantinople, in the mid-6th c.
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posted on 2018-06-13, 00:00 authored by BryanJohn Malalas, Chronographia, 12. 45
Μετὰ δὲ τὸ ἀποθέσθαι Διοκλητιανὸν τὴν βασιλείαν ἐβασίλευσεν Μαξιμιανὸς ὁ ἐπίκλην Ἑρκούλιος ἔτη ιθʹ. καὶ ἀνελθὼν ἐν Ῥώμῃ ἐθριάμβευσεν τὴν κατὰ Περσῶν καὶ Αἰγυπτίων νίκην. ἦν δὲ μακρός, εὐσθενής, μιξοπόλιος τὴν κάραν, ἁπλόθριξ, τελειοπώγων, μελάγχροος, εὔρινος, εὐόφθαλμος, ἐλλόγιμος. ἠγωνίσατο δὲ καὶ αὐτὸς κατὰ χριστιανῶν καὶ ἐτιμωρήσατο πολλοὺς ἁγίους· ἐν οἷς ἐμαρτύρησεν ὁ ἅγιος Παντολέων καὶ ὁ ἅγιος Ἡσύχιος καὶ ὁ ἅγιος Ἕρμιππος καὶ ὁ ἅγιος Ἑρμόλαος καὶ ὁ ἅγιος Ἑρμοκράτης.
‘After Diocletian had laid the empire aside, Maximian, also named Herculius, reigned for 19 years. On returning to Rome he celebrated a triumph for the victory over the Persians and Egyptians. He was tall and strong, with greying, straight hair on his head, a full beard, dark skin and a good nose and eyes; he was eloquent. He too carried out a persecution against the Christians and punished many holy men. Amongst those martyred were Saint Pantaleon, Saint Hesychios, Saint Hermippos, Saint Hermolaos and Saint Hermokrates.’
Text: Thurn 2000. Translation Jeffreys, Jeffreys, and Scott 1986.
Μετὰ δὲ τὸ ἀποθέσθαι Διοκλητιανὸν τὴν βασιλείαν ἐβασίλευσεν Μαξιμιανὸς ὁ ἐπίκλην Ἑρκούλιος ἔτη ιθʹ. καὶ ἀνελθὼν ἐν Ῥώμῃ ἐθριάμβευσεν τὴν κατὰ Περσῶν καὶ Αἰγυπτίων νίκην. ἦν δὲ μακρός, εὐσθενής, μιξοπόλιος τὴν κάραν, ἁπλόθριξ, τελειοπώγων, μελάγχροος, εὔρινος, εὐόφθαλμος, ἐλλόγιμος. ἠγωνίσατο δὲ καὶ αὐτὸς κατὰ χριστιανῶν καὶ ἐτιμωρήσατο πολλοὺς ἁγίους· ἐν οἷς ἐμαρτύρησεν ὁ ἅγιος Παντολέων καὶ ὁ ἅγιος Ἡσύχιος καὶ ὁ ἅγιος Ἕρμιππος καὶ ὁ ἅγιος Ἑρμόλαος καὶ ὁ ἅγιος Ἑρμοκράτης.
‘After Diocletian had laid the empire aside, Maximian, also named Herculius, reigned for 19 years. On returning to Rome he celebrated a triumph for the victory over the Persians and Egyptians. He was tall and strong, with greying, straight hair on his head, a full beard, dark skin and a good nose and eyes; he was eloquent. He too carried out a persecution against the Christians and punished many holy men. Amongst those martyred were Saint Pantaleon, Saint Hesychios, Saint Hermippos, Saint Hermolaos and Saint Hermokrates.’
Text: Thurn 2000. Translation Jeffreys, Jeffreys, and Scott 1986.
History
Evidence ID
E05714Saint Name
Pantaleōn / Panteleēmōn, martyr of Nicomedia, during the Diocletian persecution of 305 : S00596 Hermolaos, Hermippos and Hermokrates, priests of the Church of Nicomedia and martyrs under Maximian : S01780 Kyriakos and Hēsychios, martyrs in NicomediSaint Name in Source
Παντολέων Ἑρμόλαος, Ἕρμιππος, Ἑρμοκράτης Ἡσύχιος ἩσύχιοςRelated Saint Records
- https://oxford.figshare.com/articles/Hermolaos_Hermippos_and_Hermokrates_priests_of_the_Church_of_Nicomedia_and_martyrs_under_Maximian/13733956
- https://oxford.figshare.com/articles/Hesychios_martyr_of_Antioch/13731889
- https://oxford.figshare.com/articles/Kyriakos_and_Hesychios_martyrs_of_Nicomedia/13731658
- https://oxford.figshare.com/articles/Pantale_n_Pantele_m_n_martyr_of_Nicomedia/13730701
Type of Evidence
Literary - Other narrative texts (including Histories)Language
- Greek