The Nicene Age · AD 313–400
Lucianus
fl. AD 320 (death unrecorded) · Deacon of Cirta · Cirta (Constantina), Numidia
The Nicene Age
Who Lucianus was
Deacon of Cirta, named in the Serapeum affair. Nundinarius told the court that Lucianus knew everything about the four hundred folles and asked for him to be brought forward; the manuscript breaks off before he was examined.
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 Lucianus active?
Lucianus is dated fl. AD 320 (death unrecorded) in the archive, which places Lucianus in the Nicene Age (AD 313–400).
Which early sources mention Lucianus?
Lucianus is named in 1 primary-source passage catalogued here, drawn from Gesta apud Zenophilum. Every passage is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Where was Lucianus from?
The archive associates Lucianus 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 Lucianus’ contemporaries?
The archive links Lucianus to 4 other figures, including Dontius, Superius, Nundinarius and Lucilla. 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 trial before Domitius Zenophilus, 13 December 320
c. AD 320Nundinarius said: ‘Let Lucianus the Deacon be brought forward, for he knows everything.’Gesta apud Zenophilum · Gesta apud Zenophilum, trial of 13 December 320 · source text
Connected in the archive
People
Events in this lifetime
- 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
- AD 306 · The Council of Elvira, AD 306
- AD 311 · Galerius’ edict of Serdica, AD 311
- AD 313 · The Edict of Milan, AD 313
- AD 314 · The Council of Arles, AD 314
- AD 320 · Silvanus tried before Zenophilus, AD 320
Place
Places served
The 2 places the sources put Lucianus, in the order the record moves through them. This is what the sources attest, not a reconstructed route.