The Apologists · AD 130–180
Fronto of Ephesus
attested AD 107 (death unrecorded) · Ephesian companion of Ignatius's route · Ephesus
The Apologists
Who Fronto of Ephesus was
The last-named of the Ephesian five in whom Ignatius said he beheld the whole church — otherwise unknown, remembered because a prisoner wrote thank-you letters.
Ignatius only (To the Ephesians 2).
Common questions
When was Fronto active?
Fronto of Ephesus is dated attested AD 107 (death unrecorded) in the archive, which places Fronto in the Apologists (AD 130–180).
Which early sources mention Fronto?
Fronto of Ephesus is named in 1 primary-source passage catalogued here, drawn from Ignatius of Antioch. Every passage is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Where was Fronto from?
The archive associates Fronto of Ephesus with Ephesus.
Who were Fronto’s contemporaries?
The archive links Fronto of Ephesus to 3 other figures, including Burrhus of Ephesus, Euplus of Ephesus and Ignatius of Antioch. 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.
To the Ephesians 2
c. AD 108…and Onesimus, and Burrhus, and Euplus, and Fronto, by whom I have seen you all in love.Ignatius of Antioch · Ephesians · source text
Connected in the archive
People
Events in this lifetime
- AD 70 · The fall of Jerusalem, AD 70
- AD 95 · Domitian’s reprisals, AD 95
- AD 96 · Rome writes to Corinth: 1 Clement, AD 96
- AD 112 · Pliny writes Trajan, AD 112
- AD 117 · Symeon and Ignatius martyred, AD 117
- AD 135 · Bar Kokhba crushed; Aelia Capitolina, AD 135
Place
Places served
The one place the sources put Fronto.