The Ante-Nicene Church · AD 180–313
Ptolemy the Soldier
d. AD 250 (martyr) · Soldier of the tribunal guard · Martyr · Alexandria
The Ante-Nicene Church
Who Ptolemy the Soldier was
Third of the guard-detail converts-in-arms of the Alexandrian tribunal — a Roman escort transformed, between one case and the next, into the accused.
Dionysius to Fabius only.
Also listed in martyrs and the decian persecution.
Common questions
When did Ptolemy die?
Ptolemy the Soldier is dated d. AD 250 (martyr) in the archive, which places Ptolemy in the Ante-Nicene Church (AD 180–313).
Which early sources mention Ptolemy?
Ptolemy the Soldier is named in 1 primary-source passage catalogued here, drawn from Dionysius the Great. Every passage is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Where was Ptolemy from?
The archive associates Ptolemy the Soldier with Alexandria.
Who were Ptolemy’s contemporaries?
The archive links Ptolemy the Soldier to 2 other figures, including Ammon the Soldier and Dionysius the Great. 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.
Dionysius of Alexandria, via Ecclesiastical History VI.41
c. AD 255Ammon and Zeno and Ptolemy and Ingenes… rushed up to the bench, saying that they were Christians.Dionysius the Great · VI.41 · source text
Connected in the archive
People
Events in this lifetime
- AD 180 · The Scillitan martyrs, AD 180
- AD 190 · The Quartodeciman controversy, AD 190
- AD 202 · Perpetua and Felicity martyred, AD 202
- AD 235 · Maximinus Thrax targets the clergy, AD 235
- AD 250 · The Decian persecution, AD 250
Place
Places served
The one place the sources put Ptolemy.