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A Woman of Rome: The Matron in Justin, 2 Apology 2.1–9

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 July 2009

Robert M. Grant
Robert M. Grant
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Mr. Grant is professor of New Testament and early Christianity in the University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
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In the sixth century Johannes Lydus revealed that the city of Rome had three names. The one related to mystic rites was Eros, while the hieratic one was Flora and the political one was Rome. The events we shall discuss took place at Rome, and under the influence of an Eros of sorts. We shall call the heroine “Flora” for reasons to be set forth later. The whole story is told by the early Christian apologist Justin.

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Research Article
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Church History , Volume 54 , Issue 4 , December 1985 , pp. 461 - 472
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Copyright © American Society of Church History 1985

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