# Scillitan Martyrs (c. 180)

URL: https://christianity-history.com/timeline/180-scillitan-martyrs
Location: Carthage, Africa
Themes: Theology

Twelve Christians from Scilli are executed at Carthage; the record is the earliest dated document of Latin Christianity in Africa. At this point in the timeline (180), the Bishop of Rome was Pope Eleutherius (174/5 – 189). Dates for the earliest bishops of Rome are traditional and uncertain.

## Why it matters
Scillitan Martyrs mattered because it shows how Christians and others suffered for faith and how violence shaped the church's memory and identity.

Pope at the time: [Pope Eleutherius](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-eleutherius)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Scillitan Martyrs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scillitan_Martyrs)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Scillitan Martyrs](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Scillitan+Martyrs)
- [Wikipedia — Early Church (period overview)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ante-Nicene_period)