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Appendix III: Graecorum operum fragmenta et notulae

Editors' preface

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APPENDIX TERTIA.

THIRD APPENDIX.

GRAECORUM OPERUM FRAGMENTA ET NOTULAE

FRAGMENTS OF THE GREEK WORKS, AND BRIEF NOTES

CUM ADNOTATIONIBUS JACOBI PAMELII.

WITH THE ANNOTATIONS OF JACOBUS PAMELIUS.

APOLOGETICI ADVERSUS GENTES PRO CHRISTIANIS GRAECI, FRAGMENTA,

FRAGMENTS OF THE GREEK APOLOGETICUS AGAINST THE NATIONS, FOR THE CHRISTIANS,

ex Eusebio Caesariensi, cum translatione triplici.

from Eusebius of Caesarea, with a threefold translation.

PRAEFATIUNCULA IN FRAGMENTA GRAECA APOLEGETICI.

A SHORT PREFACE TO THE GREEK FRAGMENTS OF THE APOLOGETICUS.

Tertulliani Apologeticum adversus gentes, uti paraphrasticῶs vertit Rufinus, sive pro Christianis, uti ad verbum ex Graeco transtulerunt Christophorsonus apud Eusebium, et Langius in Nicephoro, Latine conscriptum fuisse, sed in Graecum sermonem translatum disertis verbis Eusebius et Nicephorus affirmant: an vero ab auctore ipso, an alio quovis factum sit, non satis, quanquam priori sententiae

That Tertullian's Apologeticum against the nations (as Rufinus rendered it by paraphrase), or For the Christians (as Christophorson in Eusebius and Langius in Nicephorus translated it word for word from the Greek), was written in Latin but translated into the Greek tongue, Eusebius and Nicephorus affirm in express words; but whether this was done by the author himself or by some other person is not sufficiently [clear], although the former opinion

Ex Apologetici cap. 11, juxta Eusebium (Hist. Eccles. lib. III) et Nicephorum (lib III, c. 17).

From chapter 11 [so printed; perhaps II] of the Apologeticus, according to Eusebius (Hist. Eccles. book III) and Nicephorus (book III, ch. 17).

Καίτοι εὑρήκαμεν καὶ τὴν εἰς ἡμᾶς ἐπιζήτησιν κεκωλυμένην. Πλίνιος γὰρ ὁ σεκοῦνδος ἡγούμενος τῆς ἐπαρχίας, κατακρίνας Χριστιανούς τινας, καὶ τῆς Ἀσίας ἐκβαλὼν, ταραχθεὶς τῷ πλήθει, ἠπόρει τί αὐτῷ εἴη πρακτέον. Τραϊανῷ οὖν τῷ βασιλεῖ ἀνεκαινώσατο, λέγων, ἔξω τοῦ μὴ βούλεσθαι αὐτοὺς εἰδωλολατρεῖν, οὐδὲν ἀνόσιον ἐν αὐτοῖς εὑρηκέναι.

And yet we have found that even the search for us has been forbidden. For Plinius Secundus, governing the province, having condemned some Christians and driven [some] from [their] rank, and troubled by their number, was at a loss as to what he ought to do. So he consulted the emperor Trajan, saying that, apart from their being unwilling to worship idols, he had found nothing unholy in them.

RUFINI.

Rufinus's [version].

Persecutionem vero extrinsecus pondus urgebat Ecclesiam, et tam immensae catervae martyrum quotidie jugulabantur, ut Plinius Secundus, qui tunc provinciam administrabat, multitudine interemptorum permotus, referret ad imperatorem, quod jnnumera hominum millia quotidie obtruncarentur, in quibus nihil omnino sceleris deprehenderetur admissum, aut aliquid contrarium humanis legibus gestum, nisi hoc solum, quod antelucanos hymnos Christo cuidam canerent Deo: adulteria vero, vel caetera hujusmodi crimina apud eos ut illicita haberi, et penitus arceri; caetera vero secundum leges eos agere communes. Ad quae tunc Trajanus rescripti sui auctoritate decernit ut Christiani quidem non requirantur; si qui tamen inciderint, puniantur. Per quod ex parte aliqua persecutionis sedatum putabatur incendium.

But the weight of persecution from without pressed upon the Church, and such immense throngs of martyrs were slaughtered daily that Plinius Secundus, who was then governing a province, moved by the multitude of those slain, reported to the emperor that countless thousands of people were being cut down daily, in whom no crime whatever was found to have been committed, nor anything done contrary to human laws, except this alone, that they sang hymns before dawn to a certain Christ as God; but that adulteries and other crimes of this kind were held among them to be unlawful and were wholly kept away; and that in all else they lived according to the common laws. To which Trajan then, by the authority of his rescript, decreed that the Christians should indeed not be sought out, but that if any should come to notice, they should be punished. By this the fire of persecution was thought to have been in some measure quieted.

CHRISTOPHORSONI.

Christophorson's [version].

Atqui invenimus inquisitionem quoque in nos prohibitam. Plinius enim Secundus, cum provinciam regeret, damnatis quibusdam Christianis, quibusdam gradu pulsis, ipsa tandem multitudine perturbatus, et quid de caetero ageret nescius, consuluit tunc Trajanum imperatorem, allegans praeter obstinationem non sacrificandi, nihil se scelerati de eis reperisse. Insinuans quoque et illud: surgere atque convenire summo mane Christianos, et Christum tanquam Deum carminibus laudare; et ad conservandam eorum disciplinam, homicidium, adulterium, fraudem, perfidiam et caetera scelera prohibere. Ad quae Trajanus rescripsit: Christianos inquirendos non esse, oblatos autem puniendos.

And yet we have found that inquisition against us too was forbidden. For Plinius Secundus, when he was governing a province, having condemned some Christians and driven some from their rank, at length disturbed by their very multitude, and not knowing what he should do further, consulted Trajan, then emperor, alleging that, apart from their obstinacy in not sacrificing, he had found nothing criminal in them. He intimated this also: that the Christians rose and gathered very early in the morning and praised Christ as God in songs; and that, to preserve their discipline, they forbade murder, adultery, fraud, perfidy and other crimes. To which Trajan wrote back that the Christians were not to be sought out, but that those brought forward were to be punished.

Editors' notes and page, col. 1177

Footnotes

(1) ‹anchor: sit, non satis› · call in col 1177

Forte liquet. EDD.

Perhaps "is clear" [is to be supplied]. EDITORS.

(printed mid-page 593 under the heading "Commentarius.", directly below the Praefatiuncula and above I.)

Editors' prose

- Title block printed across the whole page (full width) at the head of p. 593 (APPENDIX TERTIA … cum translatione triplici.) and the caption PRAEFATIUNCULA … APOLEGETICI.: editors' matter, not Tertullian's; set once in c1177 at the head of the unit (Q1, 2026-10-19). The full_width flag still to be applied in the settle step. - Pamelius's Praefatiuncula (left half in this column; it ends in col 1178 with "PAM."): editors' prose, set in layer 1 (Q1). - Caption "Ex Apologetici cap. 11, juxta Eusebium … c. 17)." printed across the page under I.: set once in c1177 (Q1). - The CHRISTOPHORSONI version straddles the gutter (left part in 1177, right part in 1178); read whole from both column images and set in c1177 after RUFINI, in reading order (Q1). - The heading "Commentarius." printed across the page after the Praefatiuncula heads the foot apparatus (note (1) only); it is apparatus, not layer 1, and was taken out of the source (Q2).

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misprint (unlisted in misprints.tsv): τῆς Ἀσίας for τῆς ἀξίας (Eusebius; both Latin versions on this page render "gradu pulsis"); source kept as printed, English translates "rank" (Q1).
misprint (unlisted in misprints.tsv): caption APOLEGETICI for APOLOGETICI; source as printed (Q1).
misprint (unlisted in misprints.tsv): ἀνεκαινώσατο for ἀνεκοινώσατο (Greek I); source as printed, English translates "consulted" (Q2).
misprint (unlisted in misprints.tsv): jnnumera for innumera (Rufinus); source as printed (Q2).
misprint (unlisted in misprints.tsv): Persecutionem for Persecutionis (Rufinus, first word; the construction needs the genitive with pondus); source as printed, English translates "the weight of persecution" (Q2).
printed "cap. 11" in the caption under I. (the Pliny passage is Apol. II); kept as printed, English flags it (Q1).
printed "paraphrasticῶs" (Greek ω with circumflex inside the Latin word) set as printed (Q1).
the Greek word εὑρηκέ-|ναι split at the break to col 1178 is set whole here (Q1).
UNSURE (Q2): the preface's "Eusebius" looks like "Euseblus" in both crops (broken i or a real misprint); kept as Eusebius. Christophorson's "quibusdam gradu pulsis" may print "cuibusdam" (broken q?); kept as quibusdam.

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magis faveat, quod etiam alios quosdam libros Latine et Graece conscripserit. Quo fit ut operae pretium duxerim, separatim fragmenta Graeca publicare; eaque ad majorem intellectum cum versione triplici, Eusebii quidem interpretum duorum, Rufini et Christophorsoni; Nicephori vero, qui ad verbum ex illo haec descripsit, Langii. PAM.

is the more favoured by the fact that he also wrote certain other books in Latin and in Greek. Hence I have judged it worthwhile to publish the Greek fragments separately; and these, for fuller understanding, with a threefold version: of Eusebius, that is, by his two interpreters, Rufinus and Christophorson; of Nicephorus, who copied these things word for word from him, by Langius. PAM.

Ἐμήνευε δὲ τοῦτο, ἀνίστασθαι ἕωθεν τοὺς Χριστιανούς, καὶ τὸν Χριστὸν Θεοῦ δίκην ὑμεῖν, καὶ πρὸς τό τὴν ἐπιστήμην αὐτῶν διαφυλάσσειν, κωλύεσθαι φονεύειν, μοιχεύειν, πλεονεκτεῖν, ἐξαπατᾷν, καὶ τὰ ὅμοια. Πρὸς ταῦτα ἀνέγραψε Τραϊανὸς, τὸ τῶν Χριστιανῶν φῦλον μὴ ἐκζητεῖσθαι μὲν, ἐμπεσὸν δὲ κολάζεσθαι.

And he reported this: that the Christians rise at dawn and sing hymns to Christ after the manner of a god, and that, for the safeguarding of their discipline, they are forbidden to murder, to commit adultery, to grasp at gain, to deceive, and the like. To this Trajan wrote back that the tribe of the Christians was not to be sought out, but, when it came to notice, was to be punished.

LANGII.

[VERSION] OF LANGIUS.

Atqui, invenimus inquisitionem quoque in nos prohibitam. Plinius enim Secundus, cum provinciam regeret, quibusdam Christianis damnatis, quibusdam gradu pulsis, ipsa tamen multitudine perturbatus, quid de caetero ageret, consuluit tunc Trajanum imperatorem, allegans, praeter obstinationem non sacrificandi, nihil aliud se de sacris eorum comperisse, quam coetus antelucanos ad canendum Christo ut Deo, et ad conservandam disciplinam homicidium, adulterium, fraudem, perfidiam et caetera prohibentes. Tunc Trajanus, rescripsit: hoc genus inquirendos quidem non esse, oblatos vero puniri oportere.

And yet we find that inquisition against us was also forbidden. For Pliny Secundus, when he was governing a province, having condemned some Christians and driven some from their rank, yet disturbed by their very multitude, consulted Trajan, then emperor, as to what he should do further, alleging that, apart from their obstinacy in not sacrificing, he had found out nothing else about their rites than gatherings before dawn to sing to Christ as to God, and, for maintaining discipline, forbidding murder, adultery, fraud, perfidy and the rest. Then Trajan wrote back: that this kind [of people] was indeed not to be sought out, but that those brought forward ought to be punished.

Editors' notes and page, col. 1178

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other: EDITORS' MATTER: the first paragraph is the close of Pamelius's preface (editors' prose, not Tertullian's); the Greek is the Apologeticum fragment as quoted in Eusebius/Nicephorus; the version is Langius's translation of Nicephorus (editors' matter).
other: The Greek column begins with "ναι." , the end of a word split from the facing left column (1177); per the rule it belongs whole to the earlier column and is not set here (c1177 now ends εὑρηκέναι., Q1).
other: the captions printed across the page (title block, PRAEFATIUNCULA … APOLEGETICI. [sic, as printed], I., Ex Apologetici cap. 11 … c. 17).) are now set once in c1177 (Q1, 2026-10-19); full_width flag still to be applied in the settle step. The "Commentarius." heading is foot apparatus and is not set in layer 1 (Q2).
other: the CHRISTOPHORSONI version, which lies across the gutter, is now set whole in c1177 after RUFINI, read from both column crops (Q1). Only Langius's column is set here from the lower block.
other: Greek accents before a comma re-read at Q1: Τραϊανὸς, and μὲν, are printed with the grave (set so); Χριστιανούς, read as acute. "πρὸς τό τὴν": read as acute τό in both p593 crops at Q2 and set so.
misprint (unlisted in misprints.tsv): Ἐμήνευε for Ἐμήνυε; source as printed, English translates "reported" (Q2).
misprint (unlisted in misprints.tsv): ὑμεῖν for ὑμνεῖν; source as printed, English translates "sing hymns" (Q2).
other: reading order for settle (Q2): the end of the Praefatiuncula (this column's first paragraph) precedes "Commentarius."/I. on the page, so in reading order it belongs before c1177's caption under I., not after c1177's CHRISTOPHORSONI version.
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II.

Ex Apologetici cap. V, juxta Eusebium (Hist. Eccles. lib. II) et Nicephorum (lib. II, cap. 8).

From chapter V of the Apologeticus, according to Eusebius (Hist. Eccles. book II) and Nicephorus (book II, ch. 8).

Ἵνα δὲ καὶ ἐκ τῆς γενέσεως δῖαλεχθῶμεν τῶν τοιούτων νόμων· παλαιὸν ἦν δόγμα, μηδένα θεὸν ὑπὸ βασιλέως καθιεροῦσθαι, πρὶν ὑπὸ τῆς συγκλήτου δοκιμασθῆναι. Μάρκος Αἰμύλιος οὕτως περὶ τινος εἰδώλου πεποίηκεν Ἀλβούρνου· καὶ τοῦτο ὑπὲρ τοῦ λόγου ἡμῶν πεποίηται, ὅτι παρ' ὑμῖν ἀνθρωπείᾳ δοκιμῇ ἡ θεότης δίδοται· ἐὰν μό ἀνθρώπῳ, θεὸς (οὐ γίνεται) οὐκ ἔσται· οὕτως κατὰ γε τοῦτο ἄνθρωπον Θεῷ

That we may also discuss the origin of such laws: there was an ancient decree that no god should be consecrated by an emperor before he had been approved by the senate. Marcus Aemilius acted thus concerning a certain idol, Alburnus; and this too has been done in favour of our argument, that among you divinity is conferred by human approval: if [a god does] not [please] man, he will not be (does not become) a god; thus, according to this at least, for man

RUFINI.

Of Rufinus.

Ut de origine aliquid retractemus ejusmodi legum, vetus erat decretum, ne quis deus ab imperatore consecraretur, nisi a senatu probatus; sicut Marcus Aemilius de deo suo Al⟨b⟩urno. Facti et hoc ad causam nostram, quod apud vos humano arbitratu divinitas pensitatur. Et nisi homini Deus placuerit, deus non erit. Homo jam Deo propitius esse debebit. Tiberius ergo, cujus tempore nomen Christianum in saeculum intravit, adnuntiata sibi ex Syria Palaestina, quae illic veritatem istius divinitatis revelaverant, detulit ad senatum, cum praerogativa suffragii sui. Senatus quia non ipse probaverat, respuit. Caesar in sententia mansit, comminatus periculum accusatoribus Christianorum.

That we may treat somewhat of the origin of laws of this kind: there was an ancient decree that no god should be consecrated by the emperor unless approved by the senate; as Marcus Aemilius [found] concerning his god Alburnus. This too makes for our case, that among you divinity is weighed by human judgement. And unless God has pleased man, he will not be a god. Man will now have to be propitious to God. Tiberius therefore, in whose time the Christian name entered the world, when the things which had revealed there the truth of that divinity were reported to him from Syria Palestine, brought the matter before the senate, with the prerogative of his own vote. The senate, because it had not itself approved, rejected it. Caesar remained in his opinion, threatening danger to the accusers of the Christians.

CHRISTOPHORSONI.

Of Christophorson.

Ut de origine retractemus ejusmodi legum, vetus erat decretum, ne quis deus ab imperatore consecraretur, nisi a senatu probaretur; ut M. Aemilius de deo suo Alburno. Facit et hoc ad causam nostram, quod apud vos de humano arbitratu divinitas pensitatur. Nisi homini Deus placuerit, deus non erit. Homo jam Deo propitius esse debebit. Tiberius, ergo, cujus tempore nomen Christianum in saeculum introivit, ad nuntiatum sibi ex Syria Palaestina, quae illic veritatem ipsius divinitatis revelaverat, detulit ad senatum cum praerogativa suffragii sui. Senatus, quia non ipse probaverat, respuit. Caesar in sententia mansit, comminatus periculum accusatoribus Christianorum.

That we may go back to the origin of laws of this kind: there was an ancient decree that no god should be consecrated by the emperor unless he were approved by the senate; as M. Aemilius [found] concerning his god Alburnus. This too makes for our case, that among you divinity is weighed by human judgement. Unless God has pleased man, he will not be a god. Man will now have to be propitious to God. Tiberius, therefore, in whose time the Christian name entered the world, when [it] had been reported to him from Syria Palestine, which had there revealed the truth of that very divinity, brought it before the senate with the prerogative of his own vote. The senate, because it had not itself approved, rejected it. Caesar remained in his opinion, threatening danger to the accusers of the Christians.

III.

Ex eodem Apologetici V, cap. juxta Eusebium (Hist Eccles. lib. II, cap. 24) et Nicephor. (lib. II. cap. 37).

From the same chapter V [so printed: "V, cap."] of the Apologeticus, according to Eusebius (Hist. Eccles. book II, ch. 24) and Nicephorus (book II, ch. 37).

Ἐντύχετε τοῖς ὑπομνήμασιν ὑμῶν· ἐκεῖ εὑρήσετε πρῶτον Νέρωνα τοῦτο τὸ δόγμα, ἡνίκα μάλιστα ἐν Ῥώμῃ, τήν ἀνατὸλὴν πᾶσαν ὑποτάξας, ὠμὸς ἦν εἰς πάντας διώξαντα.

Consult your records: there you will find that Nero was the first to persecute this doctrine, at the time when, especially at Rome, having subjected the whole East, he was savage towards all.

RUFINI.

Of Rufinus.

Consulite commentarios vestros, illic reperietis primum quoque Neronem in hanc sectam, tum maxime Romae orientem, caesareo gladio ferocisse. Tali dedicatore damnationis nostrae etiam gloriamur. Qui enim scit illum, intel⟨l⟩igere potest non nisi grande aliquod bonum a Nerone damnatum.

Consult your commentaries: there you will find that Nero too was the first to rage with the imperial sword against this sect, then especially rising at Rome. In such an inaugurator of our condemnation we even glory. For whoever knows him can understand that nothing but some great good was condemned by Nero.

CHRISTOPHORSONI.

Of Christophorson.

Consulite vestras commentarios, illic reperietis primum Neronem in hanc sectam, tum maxime Romae orientem, caesareano gladio ferocisse. Sed tali dedicatore damnationis nostrae gloriamur. Qui enim scit illum, intelligere potest non nisi aliquod bonum grande a Nerone damnatum.

Consult your commentaries: there you will find that Nero was the first to rage with the Caesarean sword against this sect, then especially rising at Rome. But in such a dedicator of our condemnation we glory. For whoever knows him can understand that it was nothing but some great good that was condemned by Nero.

IV.

Ex eodem cap. V Apolog., juxta Euseb. (Hist Eccles. lib. III, c. 20) et Niceph. (l. III, c. 10).

From the same chapter V of the Apologeticus, according to Eusebius (Hist. Eccles. book III, ch. 20) and Nicephorus (book III, ch. 10).

Πεπειράκει ποτὲ καὶ Δομιτιανὸς ταὐτὸ ποιῶν ἐκείνῳ, μέρος ὢν τῆς τοῦ Νέρωνος ὠμότητος. Ἀλλ' οἶμαι, ἅτε

Domitian too had once attempted to do the same as that man, being a portion of Nero's cruelty. But, I think, inasmuch as

RUFINI.

Of Rufinus.

Tentavit aliquando et Domitianus simile aliquid, portio Neronis, de crudelitate. Sed quasi homo cito destitit, ita ut etiam eos quos in exsilium miserat, revocaret.

Domitian too once attempted something similar, a portion of Nero in cruelty. But, as being a man, he quickly desisted, so that he even recalled those whom he had sent into exile.

CHRISTOPHORSONI.

Of Christophorson.

Tentaverat et Domitianus, portio Neronis, de crudelitate. Sed qua et homo, facile coeptum repressit, restitutis etiam quos relegaverat.

Domitian too, a portion of Nero in cruelty, had made the attempt. But, being a man as well, he readily checked what he had begun, even restoring those whom he had banished.

Editors' notes and page, col. 1179

Editors' prose

- Section numerals II., III., IV. and their captions ("Ex Apologetici cap. V …", "Ex eodem Apologetici V, cap. …", "Ex eodem cap. V Apolog. …") are printed across the page (p. 594); read whole from the 1179 and 1180 crops together and set once here, before each section's Greek (Q2, 2026-10-19; moved out of c1180). full_width flag to be applied in the settle step. - The CHRISTOPHORSONI versions of II, III and IV straddle the gutter (left part in 1179, right part in 1180); read whole from both crops and set here after each RUFINI, as done for I in c1177 (Q2).

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misprint (unlisted in misprints.tsv): Facti for Facit (Rufinus II; Christophorson prints Facit); source as printed, English translates "makes for" (Q2).
printed caption III "Apologetici V, cap." (word order as printed) and "Hist Eccles." without stop in III and IV; set as printed (Q2).
printed "ad nuntiatum" as two words and "vestras commentarios" in the CHRISTOPHORSONI versions; set as printed (Q2).
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ἵλεων εἶναι προσῆκεν. Τιβέριος οὖν (ἐφ' οὗ τὸ τῶν Χριστιανῶν ὄνομα εἰς τὸν κόσμον ἐλήλυθεν), ἀγγελθέντος αὐτῷ ἐκ Παλαιστίνης τοῦ δόγματος τούτου, ἔνθα πρῶτον ἤξατο, τῇ συγκλήτῳ ἀνεκοινώσατο· δῆλος ὢν ἐκείνοις ὡς τῷ δόγματι ἀρέσκεται· ἡ δὲ σύγκλητος, ἐπεὶ οὐκ αὐτὴ δεχοκιμάκει, ἀπώσατο, ὁ δὲ ἐν τῇ αὐτοῦ ἀποφάσει ἔμεινεν, ἀπειλήσας θάνατον τοῖς τῶν Χριστιανῶν κατηγόροις.

it was fitting to be propitious to God. Tiberius therefore (in whose time the name of the Christians came into the world), when this doctrine had been reported to him from Palestine, where it first began, communicated it to the senate, making it plain to them that he was pleased with the doctrine; but the senate, since it had not itself approved it, rejected it, while he remained in his own judgement, threatening death to the accusers of the Christians.

LANGII.

Of Langius.

Ut de origine aliquid retractemus ejusmodi legum, vetus erat decretum, ne quis deus ab imperatore consecraretur, nisi a senatu comprobaretur. Tiberius ergo, cujus tempore nomen Christianum in saeculum introivit, adnuntiatam sibi ex Palaestina veritatem dogmatis istius (ibi enim prima initia sumpserat), ad senatum retulit, cum praerogativa suffragii sui. Senatus, quia ipse non probaverat, respuit. Caesar in sententia mansit, comminatus mortem Christianorum accusatoribus.

To go back somewhat to the origin of laws of this kind, there was an old decree that no god should be consecrated by the emperor unless he were approved by the senate. Tiberius therefore, in whose time the Christian name entered the world, referred to the senate the truth of that doctrine which had been announced to him from Palestine (for there it had taken its first beginnings), with the prerogative of his own vote. The senate, because it had not itself approved it, rejected it. Caesar remained in his opinion, threatening death to the accusers of the Christians.

Τοιούτῳ τῆς κολάσεως ἡμῶν ἀρχηγῷ καυχώμεθα. Ὁ γὰρ εἰδὼς ἐκεῖνον, νοῆσα δύναται, ὡς οὐκ ἄν, εἰ μὴ μέγα τι ἀγαθὸν ἦν, ὑπὸ Νέρωνος κατακριθῆναι.

In such an author of our punishment we glory. For he who knows that man can understand that it would not have been condemned by Nero unless it were some great good.

LANGII.

Of Langius.

Consulite commentarios vestros, illic reperietis primum Neronem in hanc sectam, tum maxime Romae orientem, caesareano gladio ferocisse. Sed tali dedicatore damnationis nostrae etiam gloriamur. Qui enim illud scit, intelligere potest nonnisi aliquod bonum a Nerone damnatum.

Consult your records; there you will find that Nero was the first to rage with the Caesarean sword against this sect, then especially arising at Rome. But in such a dedicator of our condemnation we even glory. For whoever knows this can understand that nothing but some good was condemned by Nero.

ἔχων τι συνέσεως τάχιστα ἐπαύσατο, ἀνακαλεσάμενος οὓς ἐξηλάκει.

he had some understanding, he very quickly stopped, recalling those whom he had driven out.

LANGII.

Of Langius.

Tentaverat et Domitianus, portio Neronis, de crudelitate, eadem quae ille facere. Sed, ut opinor, aliquid habens rationis et prudentiae, mature destitit, revocatis etiam iis quos in exsilium egerat.

Domitian too, a portion of Nero in cruelty, had attempted to do the same things as he. But, as I think, having some reason and prudence, he quickly desisted, even recalling those whom he had driven into exile.

Editors' notes and page, col. 1180

Page

running head: NA TERTULLIANI OPERA 1180 (left part cut off by the image edge)
marginal letters: (none)
old-edition numerals: 1122 before LANGII. (section IV)
other: this column holds the right-hand Greek of II, III and IV and the LANGII versions. The section numerals II., III., IV. and the cross-page captions under them are printed across the page; they are now set once in c1179 before each section's Greek and removed from here (Q2, 2026-10-19). The CHRISTOPHORSONI versions, which straddle the gutter, are set whole in c1179 (Q2). Unsure: ἤξατο may be damaged type rather than a misprint. The bold 1122 is read as an old-edition number.
other: the Greek of III resumes here with "ξαντα."; per the split-word rule the word is set whole at the end of 1179's Greek ("διώξαντα.") and the tail is not restored here.
misprint (unlisted in misprints.tsv): νοῆσα for νοῆσαι (Greek III); source as printed, English translates "can understand" (Q2).
misprint (unlisted in misprints.tsv): ἤξατο for ἤρξατο (Greek II; the ρ is missing on the page, or the type is damaged); source as printed, English translates "began" (Q3).
misprint (unlisted in misprints.tsv): δεχοκιμάκει for δεδοκιμάκει (Greek II); source as printed, English translates "approved" (Q3).
other: English across the breaks re-joined at Q3: II (1179 "for man" + 1180 "it was fitting to be propitious to God") and IV (1179 "inasmuch as" + 1180 "he had some understanding, he very quickly stopped").
other: UNSURE at this resolution: εἰδὼς (III) may print εἰδώς; ἀνακαλεσάμενος (IV) may print without the accent on -σα-; δεχοκιμάκει / κατακριθῆναι: κ and χ not separable in these crops (kept as set). Q3: ἄν, (III, before the comma) and μὴ may print with the opposite accent; kept as set.