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A Roman marble bust of the second century (the emperor Marcus Aurelius, in Munich), chosen by the owner to give a face to a Roman of Minucius Felix’s day; no likeness of Minucius Felix survives

Roman lawyer and apologist · second or third century

Minucius Felix

A Roman lawyer whose Octavius is a polished dialogue on a beach near Ostia between a pagan and a Christian friend, and one of the earliest Christian writings in Latin.

Writings

  1. Dialogue

    Octavius

    A dialogue on the seashore: a pagan speaks against the Christians, a Christian answers, and the judge decides.

    87 min read · translated by Robert Ernest Wallis

Image: drawn in the site’s engraved style from “Marcus Aurelius Glyptothek München” (Unknown sculptor (a marble bust of the emperor Marcus Aurelius, Glyptothek, Munich)), public domain, Wikimedia Commons.

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