Dying Like Men: Women and Martyrdom in Early Christianity

Fri. Sep. 20 04:00 PM - Fri. Sep. 20 05:00 PM

September 20, 2024 | 3D01 | 4:00-5:00pm
Dr. Heather Barkman, University of Winnipeg

In the first few centuries of the Common Era, Christians were persecuted by Roman officials for refusing to sacrifice to the Roman gods. The men and women who were killed became known as martyrs. This lecture focuses on North African evidence and explores how women martyrs are depicted as distinct from men in their roles in the family and the method of their execution.