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Martyrdom of Ignatius

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Chapter 5

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Chapter V.—Ignatius is brought to Rome.

Having therefore, by means of this Epistle, settled, as he

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wished

,

those

of

the

brethren

at

Rome

who

were

unwilling

[

for

his

martyrdom

]

;

and

setting

sail

from

Smyrna

(

for

Christophorus

was

pressed

by

the

soldiers

to

hasten

to

the

public

spectacles

in

the

mighty

[

city

]

Rome

,

that

,

being

given

up

to

the

wild

beasts

in

the

sight

of

the

Roman

people

,

he

might

attain

to

the

crown

for

which

he

strove

)

,

he

[

next

]

landed

at

Troas

.

Then

,

going

on

from

that

place

to

Neapolis

,

he

went

[

on

foot

]

by

Philippi

through

Macedonia

,

and

on

to

that

part

of

Epirus

which

is

near

Epidamnus

;

and

finding

a

ship

in

one

of

the

seaports

,

he

sailed

over

the

Adriatic

Sea

,

and

entering

from

it

on

the

Tyrrhene

,

he

passed

by

the

various

islands

and

cities

,

until

,

when

Puteoli

came

in

sight

,

he

was

eager

there

to

disembark

,

having

a

desire

to

tread

in

the

footsteps

of

the

Apostle

Paul

.

But

a

violent

wind

arising

did

not

suffer

him

to

do

so

,

the

ship

being

driven

rapidly

forwards

;

and

,

simply

expressing

his

delight

over

the

love

of

the

brethren

in

that

place

,

he

sailed

by

.

Wherefore

,

continuing

to

enjoy

fair

winds

,

we

were

reluctantly

hurried

on

in

one

day

and

a

night

,

mourning

[

as

we

did

]

over

the

coming

departure

from

us

of

this

righteous

man

.

But

to

him

this

happened

just

as

he

wished

,

since

he

was

in

haste

as

soon

as

possible

to

leave

this

world

,

that

he

might

attain

to

the

Lord

whom

he

loved

.

Sailing

then

into

the

Roman

harbour

,

and

the

unhallowed

sports

being

just

about

to

close

,

the

soldiers

began

to

be

annoyed

at

our

slowness

,

but

the

bishop

rejoicingly

yielded

to

their

urgency

.

Notes

23
Or, “corrected.”
24
Comp. Acts xxviii. 13, 14.
25
Literally, “the ship being driven onwards from the stern.”
26
Literally, “declaring happy.”