Lactantius, De Mortibus Persecutorum

E733664

Christian Latin prose work Christian apologetic work late antique historical narrative

Lactantius' *De Mortibus Persecutorum* is an early 4th-century Christian Latin work that narrates and interprets the fates of Roman emperors who persecuted Christians as divine retribution.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Lactantius’s De Mortibus Persecutorum	1
De Mortibus Persecutorum	0

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian Latin prose work ⓘ Christian apologetic work ⓘ late antique historical narrative ⓘ
aim	to demonstrate God’s judgment on persecutors of the Church ⓘ
alternativeTitle	De Mortibus Persecutorum Imperatorum NERFINISHED ⓘ
approximateDate	c. 313–315 CE ⓘ
author	Lactantius NERFINISHED ⓘ
contains	account of Constantine’s vision before the Battle of the Milvian Bridge ⓘ account of the Edict of Toleration of Galerius ⓘ accounts of imperial edicts against Christians ⓘ
dateWritten	early 4th century ⓘ
describes	Roman persecution of Christians ⓘ reign of Diocletian ⓘ reign of Galerius ⓘ reign of Licinius ⓘ reign of Maximian NERFINISHED ⓘ reign of Maximinus Daia ⓘ rise of Constantine the Great ⓘ
focusesOn	deaths of persecuting emperors ⓘ
genre	Christian historiography ⓘ persecution narrative ⓘ
historicalValue	important source for the Great Persecution ⓘ important source for the Tetrarchy ⓘ
influenced	later Christian views of persecuting emperors ⓘ
intendedAudience	Christian readers of the early 4th century ⓘ
interpretationFramework	moral causality between persecution and imperial downfall ⓘ providential view of history ⓘ
keyFigureDescribed	Constantine the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ Diocletian NERFINISHED ⓘ Galerius NERFINISHED ⓘ Licinius NERFINISHED ⓘ Maximian NERFINISHED ⓘ Maximinus Daia NERFINISHED ⓘ
language	Latin ⓘ
literaryForm	prose ⓘ
mainTheme	divine retribution against persecutors of Christians ⓘ fates of Roman emperors who persecuted Christians ⓘ
narrativeTimeSpan	reign of Decius to reign of Constantine the Great ⓘ
perspective	Christian polemical ⓘ pro-Constantinian ⓘ
placeOfComposition	Western Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedWorkByAuthor	Divinae Institutiones NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousTradition	Christianity ⓘ
scholarlyDebate	questions about its exact date and historical accuracy ⓘ
setting	Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
titleTranslation	On the Deaths of the Persecutors NERFINISHED ⓘ
transmission	preserved in medieval Latin manuscripts ⓘ
usedAsSourceBy	modern historians of early Christianity ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Galeria Valeria → mentionedIn → Lactantius, De Mortibus Persecutorum ⓘ

Eutropia → mentionedIn → Lactantius, De Mortibus Persecutorum ⓘ

Constantine the Great’s campaign against Maxentius in northern Italy → primarySource → Lactantius, De Mortibus Persecutorum ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lactantius’s De Mortibus Persecutorum