Eusebius of Caesarea, in his Martyrs of Palestine (11.29-31), narrates the martyrdom of *Adrianos and Euboulos from Batanaea (martyrs of Caesarea of Palestine, S00166), on 5 and 7 March respectively. Written in Greek at Caesarea, in 311; a longer version of the text survives only in a later Syriac translation.
Evidence ID
E00305
Type of Evidence
Literary - Hagiographical - Accounts of martyrdom
Major author/Major anonymous work
Eusebius of Caesarea
Eusebius of Caesarea, Martyrs of Palestine, 11.29-31
Summary:
Soon after the execution of *Pamphilos of Caesarea (E00391), Adrianos and Euboulos, natives of Batanaea, arrived at the city of Caesarea. During their interrogation at the city's gates, they confessed that they were Christians. Detained at once, both were brought to the city's governor Firmilianus, who condemned them to be tortured and then to be thrown to the wild beasts. On 5 March 310, Adrianos, who was executed first, was thrown to a lion and, after being mauled by the animal, was beheaded by the sword. Afterwards, on 7 March, Euboulos met the same end, after refusing to offer sacrifice to pagan gods.
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Source
In this work Eusebius presents an account of the suffering and death of Christian martyrs executed during the eight years of the Diocletianic (or Great) persecution, i.e. 303-311. Most of the martyrdoms described by Eusebius took place in Palestine, with the provincial capital city of Caesarea as the most prominent setting.Martyrdom of Adrianos and Euboulos: ed. Cureton 1861, pp. 48*-49* (long recension); ed. Schwartz et al. 1999, vol. 2, pp. 945-946 (short recension); English trans. Lawlor and Oulton 1927-1928, vol. 1, pp. 393-394.
For a full discussion of the Martyrs of Palestine, see E00294.
Discussion
This entry, typical of Eusebius' description of the martyrs of Palestine, consists of a brief account of torture and death, with no reference to miraculous events. Although there is no explicit reference to the martyrs' commemoration, the record of the dateS of their deaths might suggest that they were commemorated in Caesarea in an annual celebration on those days.Bibliography
Editions and translations:Cureton, W. (ed.), History of the Martyrs in Palestine, by Eusebius, Bishop in Caesarea, Discovered in a Very Ancient Syriac Manuscript (London / Edinburgh: Williams and Norgate / Paris: C. Borrani, 1861).
Lawlor, H.J., and Oulton, J.E.L. (trans.), The Ecclesiastical History and the Martyrs of Palestine. 2 vols (London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1927-1928).
Schwartz, E., Mommsen, T., and Winkelmann, F. (eds.), Eusebius Werke, Band 2, Teil 2 (Die griechischen christlichen Schriftsteller der ersten Jahrhunderte NF 6/2; 2nd ed.; Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, 1999).
Record Created By
Sergey Minov
Date of Entry
16/02/2015
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00166 | Adrianos and Euboulos, martyrs of Caesarea of Palestine | Ἀδριανός, Εὔβουλος | Certain |
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