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Roger Pearse · 07-04-2009, 06:05 AM

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But even if there was no anti-Christian edict of Severus, as Historia Augusta states, would a Christian really have been a watchman in Rome during the reign of Severus?

Why not?

Tyro · 07-04-2009, 06:12 AM

Since, according to Tertullian, Christians weren't liked?

Huon · 07-04-2009, 06:37 AM

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Chrysos = gold gonos = born Chrysogonos = born from gold

Thanks Huon.

What about the term "Chrysargyron"?

arguros, silver. Chrysargyron is an alloy of gold and silver, in variable proportions. The price of gold in the antiquity was about 15 times the price of silver. Some dishonest goldsmiths would try to sell chrysargyron instead of pure gold. But this trick was well known. The density of pure silver is 10.49 and the density of pure gold is 19.3, almost twice as much. It was also possible to mint false coins in chrysargyron. The kings did not like that...

spamandham · 07-05-2009, 05:30 AM

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I think you may be committing an anachronism. Just because Christianity came to be hated by some in the 2nd century, does not imply it was hated by all in the first century. I see no conflict whatsoever in the idea that a 1st century Roman watchman was a Christian.

The inscription is dated to 205 CE.

I think I've lost track of the thread. I thought we were discussing the inscription referenced in the OP, generally dated to the early 1st century.

Tyro · 07-05-2009, 04:08 PM

In Erík Zara's article two inscriptions are mentioned, Jucundus Chrestianus and Herennius Chrestianus.

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Tyro Junior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: US Posts: 90	Since, according to Tertullian, Christians weren't liked?

07-05-2009, 04:08 PM	#155
Tyro Junior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: US Posts: 90	In Erík Zara's article two inscriptions are mentioned, Jucundus Chrestianus and Herennius Chrestianus.

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