Perpetua, 9780300273717
Hardcover
A young mother’s prison diary reveals faith, defiance, and martyrdom.
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Perpetua

the woman, the martyr

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  • Hardcover

    208 pages

  • Release Date

    2 September 2025

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Summary

Perpetua: A Martyr’s Intimate Story

An intimate and human portrait of Perpetua, a third-century woman author who was idealized as a Christian martyr

On March 7, 203, in the monumental amphitheater at Carthage, Vibia Perpetua was one of five Christians who met their deaths after refusing to venerate the Roman emperor Septimius Severus and his son. Perpetua stood out from the other four, and in fact from all the other martyrs of her era and before: she was an …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780300273717
ISBN-10:0300273711
Series:Ancient Lives
Author:Sarah Ruden
Publisher:Yale University Press
Imprint:Yale University Press
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:208
Release Date:2 September 2025
Weight:0g
Dimensions:216mm x 140mm
About The Author

Sarah Ruden

Sarah Ruden is an award-winning classics scholar, a poet, and a writer on religion and culture. She is the author of Vergil: The Poet’s Life and numerous translations of Greek and Roman works. She lives in Hamden, CT.

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