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CHAPTER XII
THE CHRISTIAN INSCRIPTIONS OF SOUTH-WESTERN PHRYGIA1
§ 1. Christians and Pagans p. 484. § 2. Criteria of Christian Epitaphs p. 488.
§ 3. Christian Names p. 491. § 4. Christian titles, sentiments, and expressions
p. 494. § 5. The Reckoning -with God p. 496. § 6. Other formulae against
Violation of the Tomb p. 498. § 7. Second Century Christian Epitaphs p. 499.
§ 8. Eumeneia in the Third Century p. 502. § 9. The Massacre by Diocletian
p. 505. § 10. Diffusion of Christianity in S.W. Phrygia p. 509.
Appendix: Christian Inscriptions. (1) Eumenia p. 514. (2) Apameia p. 533.
(3) Lampe and Siblia p. 539. (4) Hyrgalean District p. 540. (5) Lycos Valley
p. 542. (6) S. W. Frontier Lands p. 554. (7) Trajanopolis p. 558. (8) Pepouza
P- S58- (9) Sebaste &c. p. 560. (10) Akmonia &c. p. 562.
§ 1. Christians and Pagans. The subject of this chapter is the
most difficult and slippery in the whole range of the present work.
In following up the epigraphic traces of people who aimed at avoiding
obtrusiveness and escaping notice, we shall find many delicate cases,
where Christianity may be suspected but cannot be proved ; and it
will be far from easy to distinguish the cases in which suspicion
may be strengthened into comparative confidence from those in which
it remains as yet a mere vague suspicion. I should formerly have felt
disposed to say that in many inscr. the Christian tone is a certainty;
but, since Drs. Ficker and Harnack and Hilgenfeld and others have
declared that the epitaph of Avircius Marcellus marked the tomb of
a priest of Cybele or of some eclectic with a smattering of Chr. know-
ledge mingled with his paganism, it has become clear that for the
present certainty must not be assumed 2. It is, however, evident that
these scholars have not thought of examining the other scattered Chr.
epitaphs of the district; and the hope may be entertained that the
series given in Ch. XII and XVII may affect their opinion.
The important article by M. Cumont les Inscriptions CJire'tiennes
de PAsie Mineures reached me in time to aid in making these chapters
1 My friend Rev. A. P. Findlay hoped I am however indebted to him in many
at one time to co-operate in this subject cases.
and began to transcribe the Chr. inscr., 2 See no. 657.
but other duties interrupted his work. 3 Mttanges d'Archiol. et d'Hist. 1895.
THE CHRISTIAN INSCRIPTIONS OF SOUTH-WESTERN PHRYGIA1
§ 1. Christians and Pagans p. 484. § 2. Criteria of Christian Epitaphs p. 488.
§ 3. Christian Names p. 491. § 4. Christian titles, sentiments, and expressions
p. 494. § 5. The Reckoning -with God p. 496. § 6. Other formulae against
Violation of the Tomb p. 498. § 7. Second Century Christian Epitaphs p. 499.
§ 8. Eumeneia in the Third Century p. 502. § 9. The Massacre by Diocletian
p. 505. § 10. Diffusion of Christianity in S.W. Phrygia p. 509.
Appendix: Christian Inscriptions. (1) Eumenia p. 514. (2) Apameia p. 533.
(3) Lampe and Siblia p. 539. (4) Hyrgalean District p. 540. (5) Lycos Valley
p. 542. (6) S. W. Frontier Lands p. 554. (7) Trajanopolis p. 558. (8) Pepouza
P- S58- (9) Sebaste &c. p. 560. (10) Akmonia &c. p. 562.
§ 1. Christians and Pagans. The subject of this chapter is the
most difficult and slippery in the whole range of the present work.
In following up the epigraphic traces of people who aimed at avoiding
obtrusiveness and escaping notice, we shall find many delicate cases,
where Christianity may be suspected but cannot be proved ; and it
will be far from easy to distinguish the cases in which suspicion
may be strengthened into comparative confidence from those in which
it remains as yet a mere vague suspicion. I should formerly have felt
disposed to say that in many inscr. the Christian tone is a certainty;
but, since Drs. Ficker and Harnack and Hilgenfeld and others have
declared that the epitaph of Avircius Marcellus marked the tomb of
a priest of Cybele or of some eclectic with a smattering of Chr. know-
ledge mingled with his paganism, it has become clear that for the
present certainty must not be assumed 2. It is, however, evident that
these scholars have not thought of examining the other scattered Chr.
epitaphs of the district; and the hope may be entertained that the
series given in Ch. XII and XVII may affect their opinion.
The important article by M. Cumont les Inscriptions CJire'tiennes
de PAsie Mineures reached me in time to aid in making these chapters
1 My friend Rev. A. P. Findlay hoped I am however indebted to him in many
at one time to co-operate in this subject cases.
and began to transcribe the Chr. inscr., 2 See no. 657.
but other duties interrupted his work. 3 Mttanges d'Archiol. et d'Hist. 1895.