Cleomenes of Rome

When was Cleomenes active?

Cleomenes of Rome is dated fl. c. AD 200–215 in the archive, which places Cleomenes in the Ante-Nicene Church (AD 180–313). 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 Cleomenes?

Cleomenes of Rome is named in 1 primary-source passage catalogued here, drawn from Hippolytus of Rome. Every passage is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.

Where was Cleomenes from?

The archive associates Cleomenes of Rome with Rome.

Who were Cleomenes’ contemporaries?

The archive links Cleomenes of Rome to 4 other figures, including Epigonus, Noetus of Smyrna, Zephyrinus of Rome and Sabellius. Each connection is drawn from a source that places them together, not from inference.

Epigonus becomes his minister and pupil, and he, sojourning at Rome, disseminated his godless opinion. Cleomenes, alien to the church, confirmed the doctrine — Zephyrinus supposing that he was upholding it.