The Ante-Nicene Church · AD 180–313
Coddeo
fl. 19 May 303 (death unrecorded) · Layman of Cirta · Cirta (Constantina), Numidia
The Ante-Nicene Church
Who Coddeo was
A layman of Cirta whose household held six codices. He does not speak in the record — his wife does, producing the books and then telling the magistrate she had no more, after which a public slave was sent in to check. She is never named, and that silence is recorded here rather than filled.
Named once, in the Gesta apud Zenophilum — the Cirta records of 19 May 303 and 13 December 320; no other ancient source names him.
Common questions
When was Coddeo active?
Coddeo is dated fl. 19 May 303 (death unrecorded) in the archive, which places Coddeo in the Ante-Nicene Church (AD 180–313).
Which early sources mention Coddeo?
Coddeo is named in 1 primary-source passage catalogued here, drawn from Municipal acts of Cirta. Every passage is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Where was Coddeo from?
The archive associates Coddeo with Cirta (Constantina), Numidia. The sources record more than one location, so the places are listed in the order the record moves through them.
Who were Coddeo’s contemporaries?
The archive links Coddeo to 2 other figures, including Bos and Euticius of Caesarea. Each connection is drawn from a source that places them together, not from inference.
Primary-source mentions (1)
Every passage below is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
The Acts of Munatius Felix, 19 May 303 — read into evidence before Zenophilus
c. AD 303And when they came to the house of Coddeo, his wife brought forth six codices… The woman said: ‘I have no more.’Municipal acts of Cirta · Gesta apud Zenophilum, Acts of 19 May 303 · source text
Connected in the archive
People
Events in this lifetime
- AD 235 · Maximinus Thrax targets the clergy, AD 235
- AD 250 · The Decian persecution, AD 250
- AD 251 · The Novatianist schism, AD 251
- AD 257 · The Valerian persecution, AD 257
- AD 260 · Gallienus’ edict of toleration, AD 260
- AD 268 · Antioch deposes Paul of Samosata, AD 268
- AD 272 · Aurelian awards the Antioch church, AD 272
- AD 301 · Hripsime and her company, AD 301
- AD 303 · The Great Persecution begins, AD 303
- AD 303 · The search of the church at Cirta, AD 303
Place
Places served
The 2 places the sources put Coddeo, in the order the record moves through them. This is what the sources attest, not a reconstructed route.