The Ante-Nicene Church · AD 180–313 · External witness
Junius
fl. 19 May 303 (death unrecorded) · Public notary of Cirta · Cirta (Constantina), Numidia
External witness
Who Junius was
The second municipal notary who led the magistrate to the lectors’ houses. Distinct from Junius Rusticus, prefect of Rome, and from Junius Gallio.
Named once, in the Gesta apud Zenophilum — the Cirta records of 19 May 303 and 13 December 320; no other ancient source names him.
Also listed in non-christian witnesses.
Common questions
When was Junius active?
Junius is dated fl. 19 May 303 (death unrecorded) in the archive, which places Junius in the Ante-Nicene Church (AD 180–313).
Which early sources mention Junius?
Junius 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 Junius from?
The archive associates Junius 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 Junius’ contemporaries?
The archive links Junius to 2 other figures, including Edusius and Munatius Felix. 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 303The public officers know them — that is Edusius and Junius, the notaries.Municipal acts of Cirta · Gesta apud Zenophilum, Acts of 19 May 303 · source text
Connected in the archive
People
Named alongside Junius in the sources
This figure is placed with Junius by the record — in a council roll, a martyr-act, a letter or a history — without Junius naming them in return.
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 Junius, in the order the record moves through them. This is what the sources attest, not a reconstructed route.