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Epistle LIX. 1

To the Numidian Bishops, on the Redemption of Their Brethren from Captivity Among the Barbarians.

Argument.--Cyprian Begins by Deploring the Captivity of the Brethren, of Which He Had Heard from the Numidian Bishops, and Says that He is Sending Them a Hundred Thousand Sesterces, Contributed by Brethren and Sisters and Colleagues. 2

  1. Oxford ed.: Ep. lxii. a.d. 253. ↩

  2. It is probable that this captivity was the work of those barbarians against whom Decius went to war and was killed. ↩

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