The passion of Perpetua and Felicity /

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One of the most widely read and studied texts composed in Late Antiquity is the prison diary of Vibia Perpetua, a young woman of the elite classes who was martyred in March of the year 202 or 203 C.E. in Carthage, as part of a civic celebration honoring Caesar Geta. She was well-married and had rece...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Heffernan, Thomas J., 1944-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Latín
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, ©2012.
Subjects:
Perpetua, > Saint, > -203.
Felicity, > Saint, > -203.
Perpetua > Sancta > 203
Felicitas > Sancta > -203
Passio SS. Perpetuae et Felicitatis
Passio Perpetuae et Felicitatis
Martyrdom > Christianity.
Christian martyrs > Italy.
Martyre > Christianisme.
Martyrs chrétiens > Italie.
RELIGION > Christian Church > History.
RELIGION > Christianity > History.
Christian martyrs.
Märtyrer
Italy.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The personae in the Passio
  • The date of the Passio
  • The language of composition
  • The Latin text
  • The English translation
  • The commentary
  • Appendix I. Manuscripts and editions
  • Appendix II. The Greek text
  • Select bibliography
  • Index verborum
  • Index nominum
  • Index biblicus et patristicus.

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