3rd-century Christianity

period of church history beginning with the ministry of Jesus (c. 27-30) and ending with the First Council of Nicaea (325)

thumb|A view of the southern wadi and part of the walls of the city of Dura-Europos.

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Christian persecution resulting from Roman edict (249–251)

period following the Apostolic Age to the First Council of Nicaea in 325

Christianity as practiced by the ancient Goths

Aurelius Hermogenianus, or Hermogenian, was an eminent Roman jurist and public servant of the age of Diocletian and his fellow tetrarchs.

thumb|250px|Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 3929, a libellus from the [[Decian persecution, found in Oxyrhynchus in Egypt.]] A libellus (plural libelli) in the Roman Empire was any brief document written on individual pages (as opposed to scrolls or tablets), particularly official documents issued by governmental authorities.