The Persecution Under Marcus Aurelius
Marcus Aurelius was a Roman Emperor reign from 160 to 181 AD. In the Roman history, Marcus was called one of the five good emperors because how good the country grow, under his control, the Roman became stronger and stronger, it’s one of the most strongest time of Rome. Marcus Aurelius believe in Stoicism and he is a strong-willed man. Because of this, the persecution under Marcus Aurelius is fierce. The cruelties used in this persecution was horrible at people’s sight, also people was astonished at the intrepidity of the sufferers. Some of the martyrs were obliged to pass, with their wounded body with so many scars. Others were scourged until their sinews and veins lay bare, and after suffering the most …show more content…
He feasting the guards and at that time he prayed with such fervency, that guards repented that they are taking him, when Polycarp thought he could escape, the guards told him he would be carry by the proconsul and burnt in the market place. At the market place the proconsul urged him to say I will release you if you reproach Christ. Polycarp answered, "Eighty and six years have I served him, and he never once wronged me; how then shall I blaspheme my King, Who hath saved me?" (ca 69-ca 155) At the stake to which he was only tied, but not nailed as usual, as Christ assured them he should stand immovable, the flames, on their kindling the fagots, encircled his body, like an arch, without touching him (ca 69-ca 155), the executioner saw this, was ordered to pierce him with a sword, when so great a quantity of blood flowed out as extinguished the fire. But his body was ordered to be consumed in the pile, and the request of his friends, who wished to give it Christian burial, rejected. They nevertheless collected his bones and as much of his remains as possible, and caused them to be decently interred. (ca
Marcus Aurelius was a Roman Emperor reign from 160 to 181 AD. In the Roman history, Marcus was called one of the five good emperors because how good the country grow, under his control, the Roman became stronger and stronger, it’s one of the most strongest time of Rome. Marcus Aurelius believe in Stoicism and he is a strong-willed man. Because of this, the persecution under Marcus Aurelius is fierce. The cruelties used in this persecution was horrible at people’s sight, also people was astonished at the intrepidity of the sufferers. Some of the martyrs were obliged to pass, with their wounded body with so many scars. Others were scourged until their sinews and veins lay bare, and after suffering the most …show more content…
He feasting the guards and at that time he prayed with such fervency, that guards repented that they are taking him, when Polycarp thought he could escape, the guards told him he would be carry by the proconsul and burnt in the market place. At the market place the proconsul urged him to say I will release you if you reproach Christ. Polycarp answered, "Eighty and six years have I served him, and he never once wronged me; how then shall I blaspheme my King, Who hath saved me?" (ca 69-ca 155) At the stake to which he was only tied, but not nailed as usual, as Christ assured them he should stand immovable, the flames, on their kindling the fagots, encircled his body, like an arch, without touching him (ca 69-ca 155), the executioner saw this, was ordered to pierce him with a sword, when so great a quantity of blood flowed out as extinguished the fire. But his body was ordered to be consumed in the pile, and the request of his friends, who wished to give it Christian burial, rejected. They nevertheless collected his bones and as much of his remains as possible, and caused them to be decently interred. (ca