The Nicene Age · AD 313–400
Superius
fl. AD 320 (death unrecorded) · Presbyter of Cirta · Cirta (Constantina), Numidia
The Nicene Age
Who Superius was
Presbyter of Cirta, named with Dontius and the deacon Lucianus in the theft of vinegar from the Serapeum casks. Named independently by Saturninus, Victor of Samsuricum, Castus and Crescentianus, which is why the detail stands.
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 Superius active?
Superius is dated fl. AD 320 (death unrecorded) in the archive, which places Superius in the Nicene Age (AD 313–400).
Which early sources mention Superius?
Superius 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 Superius from?
The archive associates Superius 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 Superius’ contemporaries?
The archive links Superius to 3 other figures, including Dontius, Lucianus and Purpurius of Limata. 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 320Castus answered that Silvanus the Bishop and Dontius and Superius the priests took the vinegar out of the temple.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 Superius, in the order the record moves through them. This is what the sources attest, not a reconstructed route.