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E05727: John Malalas in his Chronographia reports that, after the Samaritan revolt of Justasas in 484, the emperor Zeno (474-491) rebuilt the church of *Prokopios (martyr of Palestine, S00118) in Caesarea, and converted the Samaritan synagogue of Mount Gerizim into a church of *Mary (Mother of Christ, S00033); all in Plaestine. Written in Greek at Antioch (Syria) or Constantinople, in the mid-6th c.
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posted on 2018-06-14, 00:00 authored by erizosJohn Malalas, Chronographia, 15.8
Ἐπὶ δὲ τῆς Ζήνωνος βασιλείας πρόφασιν λαβόντες οἱ ἐκ τοῦ ἔθνους τῶν Σαμαρειτῶν ἐτυράννησαν καὶ ἔστεψαν λῄσταρχον ὀνόματι Ἰουστασὰν Σαμαρείτην· καὶ εἰσῆλθεν ἐν Καισαρείᾳ καὶ ἐθεώρησεν ἱππικὸν καὶ ἐφόνευσεν πολλοὺς {χριστιανοὺς} ἡγεμονεύοντος τῆς πρώτης Παλαιστίνης Πορφυρίου. ὁ δὲ αὐτὸς Ἰουστασὰς ἔκαυσε τὸν ἅγιον Προκόπιον ἐπὶ Τιμοθέου ἐπισκόπου Καισαρείας. καὶ ἐλθὼν ὁ δοὺξ Παλαιστίνης Ἀσκληπιάδης μετὰ τῆς αὐτοῦ βοηθείας καὶ ὁ λῃστοδιώκτης Ῥήγης, ὁ ἀξιωματικὸς Καισαρείας, μετὰ τῶν Ἀρκαδιακῶν καὶ ὁρμήσαντες κατ’ αὐτοῦ μετὰ τῆς αὐτῶν βοηθείας συνέβαλον αὐτῷ καὶ παρέλαβον αὐτόν· καὶ ἀπεκεφάλισαν τὸν αὐτὸν Ἰουστασάν, καὶ ἐπέμφθη ἡ κεφαλὴ αὐτοῦ μετὰ τοῦ διαδήματος τῷ βασιλεῖ Ζήνωνι. καὶ εὐθέως ὁ βασιλεὺς Ζήνων ἐποίησε τὴν συναγωγὴν αὐτῶν τὴν οὖσαν εἰς τὸ Γαργαζὶ ὄρος εὐκτήριον οἶκον τῆς ἁγίας θεοτόκου Μαρίας, ἀνανεώσας καὶ τὸν ἅγιον Προκόπιον, ποιήσας διάταξιν μὴ στρατεύεσθαι Σαμαρείτην, δημεύσας καὶ τοὺς εὐπόρους αὐτῶν· καὶ ἐγένετο φόβος καὶ εἰρήνη.
‘During Zeno’s reign, the Samaritans rebelled in Palestine and crowned a bandit chief named Justasas, a Samaritan. He entered Caesarea, organised a chariot-race, and killed many Christians. Porphyrios was then governor of Palaestina Prima. Justasas also burned Saint Prokopios’, while Timotheos was bishop of Caesarea. There came the dux [military commander] of Palestine Asklepiades with his army, and also the lestodioktes [head of police] Rheges, commander of Caesarea, with the Arcadiaci. They attacked Justasas with their troops, had him arrested and taken captive. They beheaded Justasas and his head, along with his crown, was sent to the emperor Zeno. The emperor Zeno immediately turned their synagogue, which was on Mount Gerizim, into a church dedicated to Mary, the Holy Mother of God. He also repaired Saint Prokopios’, and issued an edict that no Samaritan could join the imperial service, having confiscated the property of the wealthy among them. Order and peace were restored.’
Text: Thurn 2000. Translation: E. Rizos.
Ἐπὶ δὲ τῆς Ζήνωνος βασιλείας πρόφασιν λαβόντες οἱ ἐκ τοῦ ἔθνους τῶν Σαμαρειτῶν ἐτυράννησαν καὶ ἔστεψαν λῄσταρχον ὀνόματι Ἰουστασὰν Σαμαρείτην· καὶ εἰσῆλθεν ἐν Καισαρείᾳ καὶ ἐθεώρησεν ἱππικὸν καὶ ἐφόνευσεν πολλοὺς {χριστιανοὺς} ἡγεμονεύοντος τῆς πρώτης Παλαιστίνης Πορφυρίου. ὁ δὲ αὐτὸς Ἰουστασὰς ἔκαυσε τὸν ἅγιον Προκόπιον ἐπὶ Τιμοθέου ἐπισκόπου Καισαρείας. καὶ ἐλθὼν ὁ δοὺξ Παλαιστίνης Ἀσκληπιάδης μετὰ τῆς αὐτοῦ βοηθείας καὶ ὁ λῃστοδιώκτης Ῥήγης, ὁ ἀξιωματικὸς Καισαρείας, μετὰ τῶν Ἀρκαδιακῶν καὶ ὁρμήσαντες κατ’ αὐτοῦ μετὰ τῆς αὐτῶν βοηθείας συνέβαλον αὐτῷ καὶ παρέλαβον αὐτόν· καὶ ἀπεκεφάλισαν τὸν αὐτὸν Ἰουστασάν, καὶ ἐπέμφθη ἡ κεφαλὴ αὐτοῦ μετὰ τοῦ διαδήματος τῷ βασιλεῖ Ζήνωνι. καὶ εὐθέως ὁ βασιλεὺς Ζήνων ἐποίησε τὴν συναγωγὴν αὐτῶν τὴν οὖσαν εἰς τὸ Γαργαζὶ ὄρος εὐκτήριον οἶκον τῆς ἁγίας θεοτόκου Μαρίας, ἀνανεώσας καὶ τὸν ἅγιον Προκόπιον, ποιήσας διάταξιν μὴ στρατεύεσθαι Σαμαρείτην, δημεύσας καὶ τοὺς εὐπόρους αὐτῶν· καὶ ἐγένετο φόβος καὶ εἰρήνη.
‘During Zeno’s reign, the Samaritans rebelled in Palestine and crowned a bandit chief named Justasas, a Samaritan. He entered Caesarea, organised a chariot-race, and killed many Christians. Porphyrios was then governor of Palaestina Prima. Justasas also burned Saint Prokopios’, while Timotheos was bishop of Caesarea. There came the dux [military commander] of Palestine Asklepiades with his army, and also the lestodioktes [head of police] Rheges, commander of Caesarea, with the Arcadiaci. They attacked Justasas with their troops, had him arrested and taken captive. They beheaded Justasas and his head, along with his crown, was sent to the emperor Zeno. The emperor Zeno immediately turned their synagogue, which was on Mount Gerizim, into a church dedicated to Mary, the Holy Mother of God. He also repaired Saint Prokopios’, and issued an edict that no Samaritan could join the imperial service, having confiscated the property of the wealthy among them. Order and peace were restored.’
Text: Thurn 2000. Translation: E. Rizos.
History
Evidence ID
E05727Saint Name
Prokopios from Scythopolis, martyr of Palestine : S00118 Mary, Mother of Christ : S00033Saint Name in Source
Προκόπιος Θεοτόκος ΜαρίαRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Literary - Other narrative texts (including Histories)Language
- Greek
