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Headword:
Traïanos
Adler number: tau,902
Translated headword: Traianos, Trajan
Vetting Status: high
Translation: Emperor of [the] Romans, who was noble and a hater of iniquity, and just, to such an extent that once, after exercising, he gave his sword to his lieutenant in the presence of the members of his inner circle, saying; "Receive this sword. If I am good, [use it] on my behalf; if not, use it against me."[1]
This man provided a certain relief for the Christians from persecution; for those who took the opportunity to purchase official positions under the Romans in the service of the emperors of that time were imposing discriminatory punishments on the Christians. Hence also Tiberianus, governing the first tribe of the Palestinians, mentioned this to him, saying that it is not enough to kill the Christians henceforth, since those people willingly bring themselves to this punishment. Accordingly Trajan at once forbade all the people under him from taking vengeance on these [Christians].[2]
Greek Original:Traïanos, basileus Rhômaiôn: hos agathos kai misoponêros kai dikaios tosouton hupêrchen, hôste pote gumnôsas rhomphaian enôpion tôn megistanôn autou epedôke tôi huparchôi, legôn: dexai to xiphos touto, kai ei men kalos huparchô, huper emou: ei de mê, kat' emou chrêsai. houtos tois Christianois anakôchên tina tês timôrias pareschen: hoi gar kata kairon hupo tôn Rhômaiôn tas archas ônoumenoi pros therapeian tôn tote basileôn diaphorous epêgon tois Christianois kolaseis. hothen kai Tiberianos, hêgemoneuôn tou prôtou Palaistinôn ethnous, anêgagen autôi legôn, hôs ouk eparkei loipon tous Christianous phoneuein, ekeinôn automatôs epeisagontôn heautous têi kolasei. enteuthen ho Traïanos pasin hama tois hup' auton apêgoreue tou timôreisthai toutous.
Notes:
M. Ulpius Traianus, reigned 98-117 CE; see generally J.B. Campbell in OCD(4) s.v. Trajan, and Web address 1 (Herbert Benario).
[1] George the Monk,
Chronicon 450.7-11.
[2] John of
Antioch fr.111 FHG (4.580), now 193 Roberto.
Associated internet address:
Web address 1
Keywords: athletics; biography; Christianity; chronology; economics; ethics; geography; historiography; history; law; military affairs; religion
Translated by: Kenny Schmitt on 11 December 2002@12:24:12.
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