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She was beheaded on 17 July 180 A.D., and is collectively commemorated among “the Scillitan martyrs” [cf. Musurillo 1972:89; PDS 303]. For what few other details can be indicated on the basis of the minimal sources, see the entry “Speratus.”</p> <p>Clyde Curry Smith</p> <hr /> <h1 id="bibliography">Bibliography</h1> <p>(see link to abbreviations table below):</p> <p>PDS 303-304; ODCC 1230; NIDCC 889 (DFWright); OEEC 762 (VSaxer); GEEC 17 (DMScholer).</p> <p><strong>Click here for</strong> <a href="/resources/ancient-references/">Abbreviations and Source References for Ancient African Christians.</a></p> <h2 id="supplementary-bibliography">Supplementary Bibliography</h2> <p>Musurillo, Herbert. <em>Acts of the Christian Martyrs: Introduction, Texts and Translations</em>. 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