E04002: Sozomen in his Ecclesiastical History recounts the persecution of Christians in Persia under Shapur II (341-379), based on Syriac hagiograhical sources. These include martyrdom accounts of *Symeon/Shimun Bar Saba and his companions (S00592), *Pusai and his daughter (S01218), *Tarbo (S01611), *Akebeshma (S01725), *Aithala and Hapsai (S01482), *Azadan and Abdishu (S01726), and *Miles (S00919). Written in Greek at Constantinople, 439/450.

Sozomen, Ecclesiastical History, 2.9-14 Summary Sozomen recounts the persecution of Christians in Persia under Shapur II, estimating a total of 16,000 known martyrs, plus an unknown number of anonymous figures. The martyrs named are as follows: First year of the persecution 2.9 Ousthazades (Syriac: Gushtazhad), palatine eunuch, beheaded. 2.10 Symeones, bishop of Seleucia-Ctesiphon (Symeon/Shimun Bar Sabbae) with 100 of his clerics, including the elderly presbyters Abedehalaas and Anninas. Beheaded. 2.11 Pousikes (Pusai), chief artisan of the king, and his virgin daughter. Beheaded. Second year... Mehr ...