A manuscript illumination from the Menologion of Basil II, a Greek illuminated church calendar compiled circa 985 CE in Constantinople for Byzantine Emperor Basil II, containing about 430 miniatures. This miniature depicts the martyrdom of Perpetua and Felicity together with their fellow Carthaginian martyrs, executed in the arena at Carthage in 203 CE. Held by the Vatican Library, Rome, as Vat. gr. 1613.
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Physical Form
MediumManuscript illumination 1 Custody
Current LocationVatican Library, Rome (Vat. gr. 1613) 1 Current CustodianVatican Library (Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana) 1 Subject Matter
Depicted SubjectSourced to the subject's own accountThe martyrdom of Perpetua and Felicity together with their fellow Carthaginian martyrs. 2 Classification
Object TypeManuscript Illumination 1 Medium (class) Connections
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This source names Carthage directly: "martyrs, executed in the arena at Carthage in 203 CE."
Source Wikimedia Commons File Record, Menologion of Basil II Martyrdom Miniature
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Source Perpetua and Felicity (Wikipedia)
Source Perpetua and Felicity (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Wikimedia Commons File Record, Menologion of Basil II Martyrdom Miniature
Wikimedia CommonsFile description field, Wikimedia Commons (Russian)
Мц. Перпетуя, мчч. Сатир, Ревокат, Саторнил, Секунд и мц. Филицитата Миниатюра Минология Василия II. Константинополь. 985 г. Ватиканская библиотека. Рим
catalogue record, medium/object-type description
A manuscript illumination from the Menologion of Basil II, a Greek illuminated church calendar compiled circa 985 CE in Constantinople for Byzantine Emperor Basil II, containing about 430 miniatures.
View the Source 2. Perpetua and Felicity (Wikipedia)
WikipediaLead section, identifying Perpetua and FelicityQuote, Lead section, identifying Perpetua and Felicity
Perpetua and Felicity (Latin: Perpetua et Felicitas; c. 182, c. 203) were Christian martyrs of the third century.
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