Christians and the Roman
Army from Marcus Aurelius to Constantine
by John Helgeland, Fargo,
N. D.
Table of Contents
|
| I. Introduction |
725 |
| II. War, Violence, and Military Service in the Church Fathers
|
733 |
1. Tertullian |
735 |
2. Clement of Alexandria |
744 |
3. Origen |
746 |
4. Hippolytus |
752 |
5. Cyprian |
752 |
6. Minucius Felix |
755 |
7. Arnobins |
756 |
8. Lactantius |
757 |
9. Eusebius of Caesarea |
760 |
10. Apocryphal Gospels |
762 |
11. Conclusion |
764 |
| III. Christians in the Roman Army from A.D. 173-312 |
765 |
1. Legio XII Fulminata - The Thundering
Legion |
766 |
2. Marinus - Officer Candidate |
774 |
3. The Theban Legion |
774 |
4. Maximilian - The Recruit |
777 |
5. Marcellus - The Centurion |
780 |
6. Dasins |
783 |
7. Tipasius - The Veteran |
785 |
8. Julius - The Veteran |
787 |
9. Persecution in the Army Before 303 |
789 |
10. Inscriptions |
791 |
11. The Question of Christian Police |
793 |
12. Recruitment |
795 |
13. Summary |
796 |
| IV. Constantine, Christians, and Military Service |
797 |
1. Constantine's Religious Background |
798 |
2. Constantine's March on Rome |
799 |
3. Church Councils During Constantine's Reign
|
805 |
4. Persecution in the Army under Licinius
|
808 |
5. The Forty Martyrs of Sebaste |
812 |
6. Eusebius' View of Constantine as a Military
Commander |
812 |
7. Summary |
815 |
| V. Conclusion: Christians and Roman Army Religion |
816 |
| VI. Appendix: The Acts of the Military Martyrs |
820 |
1. Andrew the Tribune |
822 |
2. Callistratus and His Forty-Nine Companions
|
822 |
3. Fabius |
823 |
4. Longinus the Centurion |
824 |
5. Longinus the Soldier |
824 |
6. Luxorius |
824 |
7. Nereus and Achilleus |
825 |
8. Polyeuctes |
825 |
9. Procopius |
826 |
10. Proculus the Soldier |
826 |
11. The quattuor coronati |
826 |
12. Sebastian |
827 |
13. Sergius and Bacchus |
828 |
14. Tarachus, Probus, and Andronicus |
828 |
15. Theodore the Recruit |
829 |
16. Theodore the Commander |
829 |
| Selected Bibliography |
830 |
