Passing Of Peregrinus
The Passing of Peregrinus (Latin: De Morte Peregrini) (Greek: Περὶ τῆς Περεγρίνου Τελευτῆς) is a satire by Greek writer Lucian from the Roman province of Syria, in which the lead character, the Cynic philosopher Peregrinus Proteus, takes advantage of the generosity of Christians and lives a disingenuous life before burning himself at the Olympic Games of 165 CE. This is one of the earliest surviving pagan perceptions of Christianity.
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