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69 BC - Polycarp of Smyrna was born.
- Polycarp visited Rome during the time of his fellow Syrian, Anicetus.
- Polycarp following the eastern practice of celebrating Passover on the 14th of Nisan, the day of the Jewish Passover, regardless of what day of the week it fell.
166 BC - 167 BC - The date of Polycarp's death is in dispute. Eusebius dates it to the reign of Marcus Aurelius.
155 BC - 156 BC - However, a post-Eusebian addition to the Martyrdom of Polycarp dates his death to Saturday, February 23 in the proconsulship of Statius Quadratus.
- Polycarp visited Rome during the time of his fellow Syrian, Anicetus.
- Polycarp following the eastern practice of celebrating Passover on the 14th of Nisan, the day of the Jewish Passover, regardless of what day of the week it fell.
166 BC - 167 BC - The date of Polycarp's death is in dispute. Eusebius dates it to the reign of Marcus Aurelius.
155 BC - 156 BC - However, a post-Eusebian addition to the Martyrdom of Polycarp dates his death to Saturday, February 23 in the proconsulship of Statius Quadratus.
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