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[[File:Justin Martyr.jpg|thumbnail|right|200px|The early church father Justin Martyr]]

[[File:Justin Martyr.jpg|thumbnail|right|200px|The early church father Justin Martyr]]

'''Justin''' ([[Latin]]: Marcus Junianus Justinus Frontinus) was a second century author commonly known as '''Justin Martyr''' became a [[Christian]] apologist who was later [[martyr|martyred]] for his faith.  His works flourished during the 3rd centuary and remained vastly popular during the [[Medieval]] period providing us with over 200 source documents.

'''Justin''' ([[Latin]]: Marcus Junianus Justinus Frontinus) was a second century author commonly known as '''Justin Martyr''' who converted to [[Christianity]].  He is best known for his apologies before he was later [[martyr|martyred]] for his faith from whence his common coloquial [[agnomen]] is derived.  His works flourished during the 3rd centuary and remained vastly popular during the [[Medieval]] period providing us with over 200 source documents.

 

==Works==

==Works==

==Life==

==Life==

Very little is known about the life of Justin Martyr, with his name only ever appearing in the title of his work.  But is generally accepted that he was a [[philosopher]] who had experimented with [[Stoicism]], [[Pythagoreanism]] and [[Platonism]] who accepted [[Christianity]] around 132 AD; this event being the result of a challenge to the [[Old Testament|Jewish scriptures]].  It is also generally understood that Justin Martyr traveled extensively throughout the [[Roman Empire]] before was beheaded for his faith around 165 AD at the behest of the emperor [[Marcus Aurelius]].  But this narrative is questioned by [[Sir Ronald Syme]] as he argues for a date for ''Justin's History of the World'' being around AD 390 after the publication of [[Augustan History]].

Very little is known about the life of Justin Martyr, with his name only ever appearing in the title of his work.  But is generally accepted that he was born about 100 AD and became a [[philosopher]] who had experimented with [[Stoicism]], [[Pythagoreanism]] and [[Platonism]] who later accepted [[Christianity]] around 132 AD; this event being the result of a challenge to the [[Old Testament|Jewish scriptures]].  It is also generally understood that Justin Martyr traveled extensively throughout the [[Roman Empire]] before was beheaded for his faith around 165 AD at the behest of the emperor [[Marcus Aurelius]].  But this narrative is questioned by [[Sir Ronald Syme]] as he argues for a date for ''Justin's History of the World'' being around AD 390 after the publication of [[Augustan History]].

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==Quotes==