The Apostolic Fathers · AD 70–130
Antipas of Pergamum
d. c. 92 (trad., under Domitian) · “My faithful martyr” of Pergamum · Pergamum
The Apostolic Fathers
Who Antipas of Pergamum was
The only individual martyr named in the book of Revelation: “even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth” — Pergamum, city of the great altar and the imperial cult’s Asian seat. The verse is the whole primary record; tradition supplies an episcopate under John and death in a brazen bull under Domitian, hagiography’s furniture around scripture’s single grave sentence. In him the word martys completes its journey from “witness” to “martyr.”
Revelation 2:13 only; his cult's literary trail (Andrew of Caesarea) begins after the c. 500 horizon.
Also listed in martyrs.
Common questions
When did Antipas die?
Antipas of Pergamum is dated d. c. 92 (trad., under Domitian) in the archive, which places Antipas in the Apostolic Fathers (AD 70–130). The dating is traditional and approximate; the archive marks it as uncertain rather than fixing a year the sources do not give.
Which early sources mention Antipas?
Antipas of Pergamum is named in 1 primary-source passage catalogued here, drawn from John (the Revelation). Every passage is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Where was Antipas from?
The archive associates Antipas of Pergamum with Pergamum.
Who were Antipas’ contemporaries?
The archive links Antipas of Pergamum to 3 other figures, including John the Apostle, John the Presbyter (“The Elder”) and Emperor Domitian. Each connection is drawn from a source that places them together, not from inference.
Scripture record
Primary-source mentions (1)
Every passage below is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Revelation 2:13
c. AD 95…thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth.John (the Revelation) · read ↗
Connected in the archive
People
Events in this lifetime
- AD 30 · Crucifixion, Resurrection and Pentecost, AD 30–33
- AD 44 · Persecution under Herod Agrippa I, AD 44
- AD 49 · The Council of Jerusalem, AD 49
- AD 57 · Paul writes Romans, AD 57
- AD 62 · James the Just stoned, AD 62
- AD 64 · The Great Fire and Nero’s persecution, AD 64
- AD 70 · The fall of Jerusalem, AD 70
Place
Places served
The one place the sources put Antipas.