mˈɛni ɹˈaɪɾɚz hæv dᵻnˈaɪd ðɪ ɛɡzˈɪstəns əvən ˈɛpɪmˌætʃəs mˈɑːɹɾɚd æt ɹˈoʊm, ænd ɐkˈaʊnt fɚðə ɹˈɛlɪks ˈɑːnɚd ðɛɹ baɪ ɐsˈɜːɾɪŋ ðætðə bˈɑːdi əvə sˈeɪnt ˈɛpɪmˌætʃəs fɹʌm ˌælɪɡzˈændɹiə hˌuː wʌz tɹænspˈoːɹɾᵻd tə ɹˈoʊm ʃˈɔːɹtli bᵻfˌoːɹ ðə mˈɑːɹɾɚdəm ʌv sənt. ɡˈoːɹdiənəs.
Many writers have denied the existence of an Epimachus martyred at Rome, and account for the relics honoured there by asserting that the body of a Saint Epimachus from Alexandria who was transported to Rome shortly before the martyrdom of St. Gordianus.