bˌiːɪŋ ɐkjˈuːzd bᵻfˌoːɹ hɪz səksˈɛsɚ, ɔːɹ æz sˌʌm sˈeɪ bᵻfˌoːɹ ðə pɹˈiːfɛkt ʌvðə sˈɪɾi, ˈeɪpɹoʊnˌiənəs, hiː wʌz kɹˈuːəli tˈɔːɹtʃɚd ænd fˈaɪnəli bᵻhˈɛdᵻd.
Being accused before his successor, or as some say before the prefect of the city, Apronianus, he was cruelly tortured and finally beheaded.