Originally Posted by Eusebius (HE 4:13)

And the same emperor having learned also from other brethren in Asia of the injuries of all kinds which they were suffering

from the inhabitants of hte province, thought it proper to address the following ordinance to the Common Assembly of

Asia.Chapter Xiiithe Epistle of Antoninus to the Common Assembly of Asia in Regard to our Doctine.

1The Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus, Armenicus, Pontifex Maximus, fo rthe fifteenth time Tribuine, for the

third time Consul, to the Common Assembly of Asia, Greeting. 2I know that the gods also take care that such persons do not

escape detection. For they would much rather punish those who will not worship them than you would. 3But you throw them into

confusion, and while you accuse them of atheism you only confirm them in the opinion which they hold. It would indeed be more

desirable for them, when accused, to appear to die for their God, than to live. Wherefore also they come off victorius when

they give up their lives rather than yield obedience to your commands. 4And in regard to the eqrthquakes which have been and

are still taking place, it is not improper to admonish you who lose heart whenever they occur, and nevertheless are

accustomed to compare your conduct with theirs. 5They indeed become the more confident in God, while you, during the whle

time, neglect, in apparent ignorance, the other gods and the worship of the Immortal, and oppress and persecute even unto

death the Christians who worship him. 6But in regard to these persons, many of the governors of the provinces wrote also to

our most divine father, to whome he wrote in reply that they should not trouble these people unless it should appear that

they were attempting something affecting the Roman government. And to me also may have sent communications concerning these

men, but I have replied to them in the same way that my father did. 7But if any one still persists in bringing accusations

against any of these people as such, the person who is accused shall be acquitted of the charge, even if it appear that he is

one of them, but the accuser shall be punished. Published in Ephesus in the Common Assembly of Asia."

Originally Posted by mountainman

Has anyone gathered the imperial rescripts together?
(Formal replies of Roman emperors to written apologies
from christian authors).

There must only be a finite number asserted to have
been, shall we say for the sake of the uninitiated, historical?

Who has an official rescript web page or list?
Thanks in advance for pointing me at it.

Originally Posted by Peter Kirby

The definition of rescript in Roman writing has nothing to do with Christianity.