The Nicene Age · AD 313–400
Possessor
fl. AD 320 (death unrecorded) · Addressee of the letter of Fortis · Cirta (Constantina), Numidia
The Nicene Age
Who Possessor was
One of four men Fortis singled out by name at the end of his letter to the clergy and elders of Cirta as knowing everything that had been done, and charged with keeping the peace between the parties.
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 Possessor active?
Possessor is dated fl. AD 320 (death unrecorded) in the archive, which places Possessor in the Nicene Age (AD 313–400).
Which early sources mention Possessor?
Possessor 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 Possessor from?
The archive associates Possessor 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 Possessor’s contemporaries?
The archive links Possessor to 3 other figures, including Fortis, Valerius and Donatius the Presbyter. 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 320‘You especially will take care, you, Possessor, Donatius the priest, and Valerius and Victor, each of you, who know all that was done — take care that you be at peace one with another.’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 Possessor, in the order the record moves through them. This is what the sources attest, not a reconstructed route.