prejudices against the Christians. He exhorts them to comply with the law, and when they decline he suggests that they take time to think on the matter. The martyrs were offered a delay of 30 days to reconsider their decision, which they all refused. They were then put to death by the sword. The fame of the martyrs led to the building of a basilica in their honor at Carthage and their annual commemoration required that the brevity and obscurity of their Acta should be supplemented and explained to make them suitable for public recitation. Veneration Agobard, archbishop of Lyons (c. 779–840) stated that the relics of Speratus, and those of Cyprian, were translated by Charlemagne's orders from Carthage to Lyons. The historical questions connected with these martyrs were addressed by bishop Joseph Barber Lightfoot in Epistles of Ignatius and Polycarp, 1885. See also Libellus Notes References Further reading Stokes, G.T., "Scillitan Martyrs", Dictionary of Christian Biography, (Henry Wace ed.), John Murray, London, 1911 H. Musurillo, trans., "The Acts of the Scillitan Martyrs" in The Acts of the Christian Martyrs (Oxford: University Press, 1972). External links The Passion of the Scillitan Martyrs at Early Christian Writings Parallel Latin and English texts of Act Videography Lost Legacy Reclaimed, Season 1: Episode 1. The Scillitan Martyrs (2019) - documentary. Groups of Christian martyrs of the Roman era Numidian saints Date of birth unknown 180 deaths 2nd-century Christian martyrs Christian anarchism