The Murder of George of Cappadocia and the Violent Pagan Image in Ammianus Marcellinus


This paper focused on three main issues regarding the brutal murder of George of Cappadocia on 24 December 361 CE in Alexandria and the question of whether the “pagans” attempted to prevent the cult of the martyr. First, an examination of the sources regarding the murderers of George found that the...

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Published in:Scrinium
Main Author: Kosaka, Shunsuke (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2015
In: Scrinium
IxTheo Classification:CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations
KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
Further subjects:B murder of George of Cappadocia
 pagans’ role
 Ammianus Marcellinus

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