Martyrs of Palestine

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Martyrs of Palestine is an early Christian historical work by Eusebius of Caesarea that recounts the persecutions and executions of Christians in Roman Palestine during the Diocletianic persecution.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian martyrology
early Christian historical work
hagiographical work
associatedPeriod reign of Diocletian
reign of Galerius
rise of Constantine the Great
associatedWith Eusebius’s Ecclesiastical History
author Eusebius of Caesarea
countryOfOrigin Roman Empire
describes Roman imperial persecution of Christians
executions of Christians in Palestine
persecutions of Christians in Palestine
documents individual martyrdom accounts
judicial proceedings against Christians
tortures and punishments of Christians
focusesOn martyrs in Caesarea Maritima
martyrs in other Palestinian cities
genre church history
martyrology
hasVersion long recension
short recension
historicalContext Great Persecution
Tetrarchy of Diocletian
intendedAudience Christian readers
language Ancient Greek
literaryPeriod Early Christian literature
mainSubject Christian martyrs in Roman Palestine
Diocletianic persecution
notableFor detailed descriptions of martyrdoms
eyewitness-style accounts of persecution
information on early 4th-century Palestinian Christianity
partOf Eusebius’s historical writings
placeOfNarrative Roman Palestine
portrays Roman officials as persecutors of Christians
preservedIn manuscripts of Eusebius’s works
religiousFunction commemoration of martyrs
edification of Christians
religiousGenre hagiography
religiousTradition Christianity
setting Roman provincial administration in Palestine
theologicalPerspective pro-Constantinian
timeOfNarrative Diocletianic persecution
early 4th century
usedAsSourceBy later church historians

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Eusebius of Caesarea
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