which he named the Temple of the Gods.
After him another Caesar came to the throne—Antoninus the Bald—and he ruled for six years. He was succeeded by a different Caesar who reigned for thirteen years; during his reign the Christians enjoyed calm and security, for his mother cherished them. In those days the patriarch of Alexandria was first given the title “Papa,” meaning “grandfather.”
After him yet another Caesar ruled for three years. This one unleashed long-lasting tribulation and great sorrow upon the Christians, killed large numbers of them, compelled the populace to worship idols, slew many bishops, and executed the patriarch of Antioch. When the bishop of Jerusalem learned of the patriarch’s murder, he fled and abandoned the see.
He said: This Caesar died in the second year of the reign of Bahram son of Hormiz. Another Caesar then held power for three months, and after him yet another for four years,