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Cyprianus
(1,077 words)

[2] C. Thascius Caecili(an)us From AD 248/9 bishop of Carthago

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A. Biography

Caecilius Cyprianus qui et Thascius (his transmitted name, combining his original Punic cognomen Thascius C. with a newly adopted Christian cognomen after his godfather Caecilianus, according to Pontius, vita 4 -- or rather Caecilius, according t…

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Markschies, Christoph (Berlin), “Cyprianus”, in: Brill’s New Pauly, Antiquity volumes edited by: Hubert Cancik and , Helmuth Schneider, English Edition by: Christine F. Salazar, Classical Tradition volumes edited by: Manfred Landfester, English Edition by: Francis G. Gentry. Consulted online on 07 July 2022 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1574-9347_bnp_e309080>
First published online: 2006
First print edition: 9789004122598, 20110510



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