Warriors, Queens, and Intellectuals: 36 Great Women before 1400. Episode 7, Perpetua Is Martyred in the Arena
Great Courses, The, film director2019 - 2020
Work
Follow the story of Vibia Perpetua, one of the earliest reliably verified Christian martyrs. How did the well-educated daughter of a noble family end up publicly executed in the arena? Trace the seemingly random series of events that led to a tragic death and see how Perpetua's record of her own experiences became an immensely popular text in the early Christian church.
Main title:
Warriors, Queens, and Intellectuals: 36 Great Women before 1400. Episode 7, Perpetua Is Martyred in the Arena
Creator:
Great Courses, The, film director
Date Published:
2019 - 2020
Language:
English
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